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Beowulf. Digital image. Http://comicvine.gamespot.com/beowulf/4005-51231/. Comic Vine, n.d. Web.
Beowulf and Grendel. Digital image. Https://www.pinterest.com/wendyvillasana/beowulf-and-grendel/. Pintrest, n.d. Web.
Grendel's Mother. Digital image. Https://www.pinterest.com/styygens/beowulf/. Pintrest, n.d. Web.
-Payton F.

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Chin, Beverly Ann. "From Beowulf." Glencoe Literature: The Reader's Choice. New York, NY: Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000. N. pag. Print.

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writhing: body contortion, squirming around.
-Luis

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The story starts off with a big celebration in the Herot. They are celebrating how God made earth and everything beautiful. This angered the great beast Grendel who ends up attacking the Danes every night. The tales of Grendel's attacks spread far and wide. When Beowulf of the Geats came across this information, he immediately commanded that a ship be prepared to sail for Hrothgar. After arriving to Hrothgar, Beowulf stands out right away. He explains that he has conquered great monsters and bosts about his abilities. When Beowulf goes to battle Grendel, he decides to use nothing but his bare hands to make sure its a fair fight. Beowulf ends up winning, ripping off Grendel's arms as a trophy. News of this reaches Grendel's mother who is furious and wants to kill Beowulf. The water witch ends up going to Herot where she kills Hrothgar's closest friend, takes Grendel's arm back and returns to her lair under the lake. When news reaches Beowulf, he immediately pursues the witch. For hours, Beowulf swam through the lake until he found the witches lair. She greets him by grabbing him with her claws but his armor is much stronger and cannot be harm. Many water monsters were attracted to watch the scene. She carried him into some battle hall where it seems as if Beowulf gets stronger. It became clear that his weapons were useless. While fighting with his hands, he was loosing. His bosts where is motivation and kept him in the fight. Beowulf spots a magic sword nailed on the wall by giants, using his supernatural strength, he rips the sword off the wall and with all his strength, chopped off the she wolf's head. Before he left, he retrieved the head of Grendel for a better trophy. All of Beowulf's followers sat around the lake, waiting in despair because they though Beowulf was dead. As they are about leave, Beowulf comes out of the water bearing the massive head of Grendel. He brought the head to the queen of the Danes. "It was a weird and wonderful sight, and the warriors stared" (Beowulf 579).
-Matt

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Kennings:
Shepard of Evil: Grendel
Almighty God: Beowulf
She-wolf: Water witch
Alliteration:
"She fell, Grendel's fierce mother, and the Geats' proud prince was ready to leap on her." The g and p sounds are alliterated in this passage.
-Katie L.

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The story begins with a problem that no other person can handle and is obviously showing the key element of a kingdom in distress. This is when the hero's call to action occurs. Beowulf, the noble and brave prince of the Geats only feels as though he must help and immediately leaves to help. No matter the obstacle, like the guard, Beowulf is able to succeed. Then he shows his strength and wins the battle against Grendel, expressing his hero characteristics. But, then he goes to fight Grendel's Mother and faces a moment of uncertainty. He then finds his "elixir" which is actually a weapon and is able to kill her. He then experiences his trip back from "hell" and arises glorified and stronger than before.
-Katie L

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Elements of Germanic and Pagen Influence 

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Elements of Germanic and Pagen Influence 

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There are several key characteristics that can be a representation of Pagen influence. This is especially evident during the Battle With Grendel's Mother. There is defiantly the darker and deeper sense of fear that can be connected to the underwater scene that is later contradicted by the fire of Beowulf."Light burned all around him, the lake itself like a fiery flame."(443-445)
-Katie L.

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Throughout the two stories, there are evident influences of Christianity. In the first passage of The Battle with Grendel, it begins,"...bearing God's hatred, Grendel came, hoping to kill..."(269-270). This refers to the aspect that Grendel, a demon that came directly from monsters of Can, is overlooked by God and therefor unable to succeed. As opposed to Grendel, Beowulf is compared to a God himself, "Now he discovered-once the afflictor of men, tormentor of their days-what it meant to fued with Almighty God."(370).
-Katie L.

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The theme is the obvious fight between good and evil. Obviously, the evil is represented by Grendel as he is described as, " That Shepard of evil, guardian of crime.."(309-310).  Plus, it is obvious that Beowulf is the obvious representation of good. It is hard for there to be any other theme in the two passages mainly because of the fact that Beowulf is always engaged in battle. In this sense, it expresses the true warrior feel of Beowulf and only helps in making him more of  the "good guy".
-Katie L.