CHARACTERS:
Beowulf : the protagonist epic
King Hrothgar : king of the Danes
Grendel : a demon
Hygelac : Beowulf's uncle
Hygd : Hygelac's wife
Wiglaf : a young kinsman
BEOWULF
King Hrothgar of Denmark enjoyed a prosperous reign. The noise angered Grendel,a demon who lived in swampland of Hrothgar's kingdom. Grendel terrorized and killed the Danes. Beowulf offered to fight grendel and king of Hrothgar accepted it. The treasure was in return. Beowulf fought grendel and killed him. Grendel's mother was angry and she revenged for her son's death. Again Beowulf fought with grendel's mother and killed her with a sword. Beowulf gave his treasure to the king and queen of Geats, Hygelac and Hygd. In time Hygelac was killed in a war against Shylfings. And after Hygelac's son died, Beowulf ascended to the throne of the Geats. When Beowulf was old, a thief bothered mound where a dragon lived guarding the treasure. The dragon emerged and destroyed the Geats. Beowulf fought and killed the dragon with aid of Wiglaf. But Beowulf died too because the dragon bit his neck.
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