Engisn Lterture—From ts Besinangs to the Renassance 5) vase away with him. That same night the dragon, belching fire and smoke, descended upon a village and killed all the inhabitants. Again, Beowulf went forth to champion his people. In this fight with the dragon, Beowulf fought the fire-breathing dragon, and although he slew the dragon, he swallowed some of the tire. He met his death amidst the enormous treasures of the dragon. He was buried in sorrow and teceived signal honors from his men. —Abridged translation from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Scanned By Camera Scanner4 tags Comicion tts Sie where he lay and as Grendel drew hero. Beowulf grabbed and clutched the monster'sarm in a grip of Steel. Terror struck the monster and he tried tw flee from Beowulf’s clutch. Tables were overturned, benches the whole building rocked as the two stru, near, he reached out to grab the re ripped fron: the walls; gled Outside, the Danes stood shivering and quaking at the uproar In the monster's attempt to get away from Beowulf, the sinews of his arm snapped; a wide wound opened on his sie, and the whole arm was wrenched off at the shoulder. Grendel escaped to Ars sea home to die, shrieking and howling in pain. Beowulf hung the monster's arm on beam on the roof. The Danes came Beowulf's victory. That night a great feast was held to honor Beowulf and the Danes once more slept in Heorot. But the mother uf Grendel, an equally horrible monster, came and again, like her son. carried oft Hrothgar’s men. The old scenes of sorrow were renewed in the morning, so Beowulf determined to kill Grendel’s moth He followed the tracks of the monster across the fen to an inland sea and dove into the dull, murky waters./Grendel’s mother rushed at him, crushing him dowry She bit and clawed at him, but his thick, strong armor saved him. On a wall of the cay: Beowulf aught sight of a magic sword. Snatching it, Beowulf swung it at the monster and killed her. He saw her dead before him and as he cut off the monster's head, the magic sword melted in his hands. nd everyone rejoiced in The poem ends with Beowulf's last adventure. Beow ull, now an old man, had reigned for fifty years, greatly beloved by tis people. One of his subjects had stumbled upon a great treasun suarded by a dragon. The man had seen the treasures and had taken 4 beautiful Scanned By Camera ScannerTHE STORY OF BEOWULF A Summary a Ata time when the Spear Danes were without aking, a ship came ing into the harbor. It was filled with treasures and weapons of war, and in the midst of these warlike things was a baby sleeping. The ship came of itself bringing the child whose name was Scyld. Scyld grew and becamea mighty warrior and led the Spear Danes for many years as their king. He had a son named Beowulf, who became a great warrior and king. Our story begins with Hrothgar, king of the Danes, a descendant of Scyld. Hrothgar, in his old age, built a splendid hall where his thanes (noble followers) gathered nightly to feast and listen to the songs of the gleemen (minstrels). This hall was called Heorot. One night, as all were sleeping, a frightful monster Grendel, broke into the hall, killing and carrying away with him thirty cof the sleeping warriors to devour them in his lair in the sea/ Nightly the visit was repeated and fear and death came over Heorot. The warriors tried to fight the monster but no weapon could harm it. This situation continued for twelve years. At last the rumor zbout Grendel reached a young hero named Beowulf, whose uncle, King Hyegelac, ruled over the Geats/ Beowulf was aman of immense strength and couragej When he heard the story of Heorot, he decided to fight the monster and free the Danes, who were his father’s friends. With fourteen companions he crossed the sea to liberate the Danes. Beowulf was welcomed in Heorot with feasting and storytelling. But when night fell, the fear of Grendel fell upon the Danes and all left the hall after King Hrothgar had warned Beowulf about the frightful danger of sleeping in the hall. Beowulf expressed his intention of remaining in the hall with his men, proudly saying that since weapons had no effect upon Grendel, he would fight the monster with his bare hands. His men stayed with him to spend the night in Heorot. At midnight Grendel came bursting the door inwards, laughing at the thought of the feast of men-flesh before him. He seized one ot Beowulf’s warriors, crushed his head, tore him from limb to limb, and swallowed him. Beowulf watched the monster approach the benci. Scanned By Camera Scanner