Hrothgar-king of danes

Grendel-decendent of cain, represents Hell

Grendel's ma-decendent of cain, represents Hell

Edgetho- Beowulf's daddy

Welthow-peaceweaver, Hrothgar's wife

Beo- danish king, shild's son

Healfdane-dane, beo's son

Brecca-swam against beowulf

Unferth-son of eclaf, Hrothgar's advisor, jealous of Beowulf

Esher-Hrothgar's dearest friend, dane, killed by grendel's ma

Finn-frisian king, married to hnaf's sister

Healfdane-beo's son, father of HrothgarHnaf- danish king killed by finn

Hrothulf-hrothgars nephew

Hrunting-unferth's ancient sword

shild-Beo's daddy

Wiglaf-THE REAL MVP. helped beowulf fight and kill dragon and granted him his dying wishes

Beowulf vs. brecca- swam through lake slaying monsters for several days

Beowulf vs. Grendel's ma- Ma wanted to avenge grendel so she killed esher, Hrothgar's closest pal. Beowulf wanted to avenge esher so he went into the lake with only hrunting and chian mail. Sword didnt work agianst ma so they fought hand to hand. Beowulf sees ancient sword on wall of lair and uses it to slay ma. Then takes Grendel's head back to Herot.

Beowulf vs. Dragon- Beowulf fights dragon guarding treasure in its lair, alone and only with armor and sword. His men all flee except wiglaf. Sword gets broken, a piece lodged in the dragon. Since Beowulf's old, stabs dragon but gets burned and pierced with venom. wiglaf comes to the rescue and they slay the dragon together. Once it's dead, Beowulf poises to die, and Wigleaf grants him his death bed wishes by bringing him treasure and builidng a memorial thing.

Examples-"Only to die, to wait for the end of all his days..." (822-823)

Examples: Grendel is a descendant of Cain, and considered as hell's captive or the Almighty s enemy (485-787)

Examples: "Roots that reach as far as the water and help keep it dark. At night that lake burns like a torch. No one knows its bottom, no wisdom reaches such depths." (1341-1367)

"They have seen my strength for themselves, have watched me rise from the darkness of war, dripping with my enemies' blood. I drove five great giants into chains, chased all of that race from the earth. I swam in the blackness of night, hunting monsters out of the ocean, and killing them one by one" (417-424)

Examples- Hengest, a follower of Hnaf, killed Finn because he killed Hnaf (1145-1147)

Wiglaf helped Beowulf defeat the dragon and stayed with him till he died (2752-2755)

Examples- "Let me live in greatness and courage, or here in this hall welcome my death!" (636-638)

Examples- Grendel's mom took Esher as payment for the death of her son (1276-1299)

Examples- "From death till the end of their days was determined and the thread should be broken (706-708)

"Only to die, to wait for the end of all his days (822-823)

Examples- Beowulf used only (431-434) his hands to tear off Grendel's claw (763-790)

There were also 2 different swords used in battle with Grendel's mom

Examples- Hrunthing- a sword that has never lost (1455-1461)

The melting sword found in Grendel's Mom's lair that was used to defeat Grendel's mom (1557-1569

Examples: "he was a man as brave and strong and good, it is said, as anyone on this earth, a spear-bold soldier who knew no fear" (1955-1957)

"Let me live in greatness and courage, or here in this hall welcome my death!" (636-638)

Examples- "He slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them." (121-122

"With God's good grace he helped himself..." (2874-2875)

Examples- Whale road = sea; Heaven's candle = Sun

Beowulf spoke, in spite of the swollen, livid wound, knowing he'd unwound his string of days on earth, seen as much as God would grant him; all worldly pleasure was gone, as life would go,

Examples- "Yrs. who was given to Onela, King of the Swedes, and became his wife and their queen" (63-64)

Welthow uses persuasion while congratulating Beowulf (1215-1232)