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"Hrothgar answered, helm of the Scyldings:“I remember this man as the merest of striplings. His father long dead now was Ecgtheow titled, Him Hrethel the Geatman granted at home his One only daughter; his battle-brave son Is come but now, sought a trustworthy friend." Chapter 7

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"Hrothgar answered, helm of the Scyldings:“I remember this man as the merest of striplings. His father long dead now was Ecgtheow titled, Him Hrethel the Geatman granted at home his One only daughter; his battle-brave son Is come but now, sought a trustworthy friend." Chapter 7

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This shows that Beowulf is glorified before even fighting Grendel and is seen as a hero by Hrothgar.

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Behung with helmets, hero-knights’ targets,And bright-shining burnies, as he begged they should have them;Then wailing war-heroes their world-famous chieftain,Their liegelord beloved, laid in the middle.The largest of dead-fires: dark o’er the vapor Soldiers began then to make on the barrow

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Behung with helmets, hero-knights’ targets,And bright-shining burnies, as he begged they should have them;Then wailing war-heroes their world-famous chieftain,Their liegelord beloved, laid in the middle.The largest of dead-fires: dark o’er the vapor Soldiers began then to make on the barrow

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“I determined to do or die.

When I boarded my boat with a band of my liegemen,

I would work to the fullest the will of your people

Or in foe’s-clutches fastened fall in the battle.

Deeds I shall do of daring and prowess, (X)”
Beowulf's priorities when he boarded the ship with his men were to fulfill his mission in defeating Grendel. He will either achieve this mission and help the Danesmen, also building honor for himself, or die fighting.

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"Beowulf, the Geat, hero of the poem, hears of Hrothgar's sorrow, and resolves to go to his assistance"
Beowulf finds out about Grendel killing Hrothgar's people so Beowulf wants to go help defeat Grendel

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-"What is life without honor? The dastardly deed. Death is more pleasant to every earlman than infamous life is!”.
-The Anglo-Saxon values are loyalty and honor.

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"But God raised up a deliverer. Too many by far. But the Lord to them granted" "God has provided a watch for the hall.The Glory of Kings had given a hall-watch..." "By one man’s war-might they worsted and vanquished, God rules the world. By the might of himself; the truth is established That God Almighty hath governed for ages Kindreds and nations. A night very lurid Grendel comes to Heorot."

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"But God raised up a deliverer. Too many by far. But the Lord to them granted" "God has provided a watch for the hall.The Glory of Kings had given a hall-watch..." "By one man’s war-might they worsted and vanquished, God rules the world. By the might of himself; the truth is established That God Almighty hath governed for ages Kindreds and nations. A night very lurid Grendel comes to Heorot."

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Beowulf always gives his attributes and success to God. He always gives Him credit, as well as he relies on Him.

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¨Beowulf is reported to have the strength of thirty men.

Who valuable gift-gems of the Geatmen¹ carried

As peace-offering thither, that he thirty men’s grapple

Has in his hand, the hero-in-battle.¨
(Chapter 7)
Beowulf has incredible strength that is glorified by his peers and he is the key to their fight against grendel

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"'Mong all of the races. At the hour that was fated Scyld dies at the hour appointed by Fate."

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"'Mong all of the races. At the hour that was fated Scyld dies at the hour appointed by Fate."

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Beowulf Chapter I

This statement helps show us just how important fate was to Anglo-Saxon beliefs and how much they believe that everything is already predestined.

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Whenever Beowulf's men deserted him he continued to stay and fight the dragon. As a leader it is his job to set an example for others as he did. 

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Whenever Beowulf's men deserted him he continued to stay and fight the dragon. As a leader it is his job to set an example for others as he did. 

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"His companions by no means were banded about him, bairns of the princess. His comrades flee!"
- Mariyah Kuehl

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“The monster is amazed at Beowulf’s strength. In any man else had he ever encountered: Fearful in spirit, faint-mooded waxed he, Not off could betake him; death he was pondering, He is anxious to flee.” (Chapter 12)

This shows Beowulf's strength when he is going up against Grendel.

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Beowulf’s wound swells and burns.The latest of world-deeds. The wound then began Which the earth-dwelling dragon erstwhile had wrought him To burn and to swell. He soon then discovered That bitterest bale-woe in his bosom was raging,Poison within. The atheling advanced then, He sits down exhausted. (37)

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Beowulf’s wound swells and burns.The latest of world-deeds. The wound then began Which the earth-dwelling dragon erstwhile had wrought him To burn and to swell. He soon then discovered That bitterest bale-woe in his bosom was raging,Poison within. The atheling advanced then, He sits down exhausted. (37)

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Beowulf risks his life to fight off a dragon at an elderly age and dies to the dragon's attacks. He risked and sacrificed his own death so that no dragon would live to terrorize his people.

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"Since the monster uses no weapons, from veriest rashness recks not for weapons...A shield to the onset; only with hand-grip I too shall disdain to use any." Chapter 7

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"Since the monster uses no weapons, from veriest rashness recks not for weapons...A shield to the onset; only with hand-grip I too shall disdain to use any." Chapter 7

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Beowulf is brave enough to fight grendel with no weapons, so the people of Danes can live safely without a monstrous creature.

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"Many a noble --of Beowulf brandished his battle-sword old,Would guard the life of his lord and protector,..." (13)

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"Many a noble --of Beowulf brandished his battle-sword old,Would guard the life of his lord and protector,..." (13)

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Beowulf risked his life to save and protect the people from Grendel.

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"I’ll not flee from a foot-length, the foeman uncanny.At the wall ’twill befall us as Fate decreeth,Let Fate decide between us."

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"I’ll not flee from a foot-length, the foeman uncanny.At the wall ’twill befall us as Fate decreeth,Let Fate decide between us."

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This quote shows Beowulf's bravery and strength of a leader. He has confidence that fate will make his men survive in their fight with the dragon. Although it lacks some responsibility if makes up for with strength.

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When he decided to go to Heorot to face Grendel. After he defeated Grendel, he was told that the mother of the monster was not far away, so he went there but in the end he ended up betraying the village, since the dragon that attacked it was Beowulfs son.

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When he decided to go to Heorot to face Grendel. After he defeated Grendel, he was told that the mother of the monster was not far away, so he went there but in the end he ended up betraying the village, since the dragon that attacked it was Beowulfs son.

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"Whom God-Father sent to solace the people."
"Long been afflicted. The Lord, in requital,

Wielder of Glory, with world-honor blessed him.

Famed was Beowulf, far spread the glory"
"’Mong all of the races. At the hour that was fated

Scyld dies at the hour appointed by Fate."

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“’Tis time I were faring; Father Almighty

Grant you His grace, and give you to journey

Safe on your mission! To the sea I will get me

’Gainst hostile warriors as warden to stand.”
This is said by the coast guard that receives Beowulf and his crew. First questioning their appearance and reasoning for being there. Then, they realize that they are there to help Hrothgar and defeat Grendel. They welcome their presence and happily let them through to complete their mission and journey.

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Behung with helmets, hero-knights’ targets,And bright-shining burnies, as he begged they should have them;Then wailing war-heroes their world-famous chieftain,Their liegelord beloved, laid in the middle.The largest of dead-fires: dark o’er the vapor Soldiers began then to make on the barrow

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Behung with helmets, hero-knights’ targets,And bright-shining burnies, as he begged they should have them;Then wailing war-heroes their world-famous chieftain,Their liegelord beloved, laid in the middle.The largest of dead-fires: dark o’er the vapor Soldiers began then to make on the barrow

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This shows he is glori

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Nearer he strode then, the stout-hearted warrior Beowulf and Grendel grapple.Snatched as he slumbered, seizing with hand-grip,Forward the foeman foined with his hand;Caught he quickly the cunning deviser,On his elbow he rested. This early discoveredThe master of malice, that in middle-earth’s regions,’Neath the whole of the heavens, no hand-grapple greater.The monster is amazed at Beowulf’s strength.In any man else had he ever encountered:Fearful in spirit, faint-mooded waxed he,Not off could betake him; death he was pondering,He is anxious to flee.

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Nearer he strode then, the stout-hearted warrior Beowulf and Grendel grapple.Snatched as he slumbered, seizing with hand-grip,Forward the foeman foined with his hand;Caught he quickly the cunning deviser,On his elbow he rested. This early discoveredThe master of malice, that in middle-earth’s regions,’Neath the whole of the heavens, no hand-grapple greater.The monster is amazed at Beowulf’s strength.In any man else had he ever encountered:Fearful in spirit, faint-mooded waxed he,Not off could betake him; death he was pondering,He is anxious to flee.

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Beowulf Chapter 11
Beowulf does not doubt his strength and clashes head on with Grendel. His strength is great enough that it matches that of Grendel and faces him unarmed with bare strength alone. While all of Beowulf's comrade's are asleep he is the only one to face Grendel

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'I have heard moreover that the monster scorns in his reckless way to use weapons; therefore, to heighten Hygelac's fame and gladden his heart, I hereby renounce sword and the shelter of the broad shield, the heavy war-board: hand-to-hand is how it will be, a life-and-death fight with the fiend

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'I have heard moreover that the monster scorns in his reckless way to use weapons; therefore, to heighten Hygelac's fame and gladden his heart, I hereby renounce sword and the shelter of the broad shield, the heavy war-board: hand-to-hand is how it will be, a life-and-death fight with the fiend

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Beowulf is saying that that he will use his strength and his bravery to face the monster

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"The glorious gift God had allowed him,

And folk-ruling Father’s favor relied on,

His help and His comfort: so he conquered the foeman,

The hell-spirit humbled: he unhappy departed then"
"Whether God all gracious would grant him a respite

After the woe he had suffered. The war-worthy hero

With a troop of retainers trod then the pavement

(The hall-building groaned), till he greeted the wise one"