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The Wrath of Grendel
The city is under attacked by a monster named Grendel. One night Grendel went up to Herot. He found warriors sprawled in sleep. Grendel snatched 30 men in his arms, and smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran with their bodies. -
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The Coming of Beowulf
Twelve years following Grendel's attack in the hall Beowulf learns of Grendel's killings and commands fourteen of his bravest men to aid him in his mission to defeat Grendel -
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The Battle with Grendel
Grendel attacks Beowulf only to be overwhelmed by his super-human strength and attempts to flee. Grendel is defeated by Beowulf, who hangs Grendel's arm as a trophy. The following morning, everyone comes to the castle to join in the celebration -
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The Monster's Lair
Grendel's mother kills on of the kings close friends and Beowulf vows to kill her. The king tells Beowulf of two underwater monsters and Beowulf and his men set off to find Grendel's mother. -
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The Battle with Grendel's Mother - 1
Beowulf swims downward for nearly a day before he sees the bottom. As he nears the murky lake floor, Grendel's mother senses his approach. She lunges at him and clutches him in her grip, but his armor, prevents her from crushing him. Beowulf tries using Hrunting, the sword lent to him by Unferth, and lashes at Grendel's mother, but the blade of Hrunting is unable to pierce the monster's skin. Beowulf attempts to fight the sea-monster using only his bear hands, but she stands her ground. -
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The Battle with Grendel's Mother - 2
At last, he notices a sword hanging on the wall, an enormous weapon forged for giants. Beowulf takes the sword and swings it. The blade slices through Grendel's mother's neck, and she falls dead to the floor. -
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The Last Battle
Fifty years later Beowulf is king. A great dragon lurks beneath the earth, guarding its treasures, until one day a thief manages to infiltrate the barrow and steals a gem-covered goblet, igniting the wrath of the dragon. -
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The Spoils
After all but one of Beowulf's men flee in fear. Beowulf is badly wounded. Wexstan's son, Wiglaf, honoring Beowulf's last request, retrieves the gold, and rushes to Beowulf to let him see but its to late. -
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The Farewell
The Geats built a tower as Beowulf had asked. The tower is a monument for Beowulf. Beowulf's followers buried his ashes in the walls of the tower, and buried all of the spoils and treasures there. Beowulf's followers rode on their horses around the tower, telling Beowulf's greatness and praise, knowing that his soul was on high, and the awesome lord had blessed him. Beowulf's followers gave Beowulf the honor, they left that he was worthy for great praise, just like the lord. -
Q: How is LOVE manifested in the stories and poems?
Manifesting is more practical than most of us think. The concept is simply this: When you believe something will happen, and you align your energy toward that thing happening, it does. So if you like put yourself within the story or poem, you can feel of what the characters feel. -
Q: What influences our concepts of what is TRUE, NOBLE, HEROIC, and, GOOD?
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Q: Are heroic qualities universal and timeless?
This would be considered immoral and destructive. Today, our heroes are quite similar. Look at the most famous hero: Superman. Superman is very similar to Beowulf; he is strong, brave, and fearless to all evil. This shows that our idea of a hero has remained quite similar throughout all these years. We value physical strength as well as strength of character and I believe this will be consistent throughout the ages. -
Q: Why do we have to value studying?
We study in order to learn. It is like, we take our intelligence to a journey into the unknown. Studying is important for that our knowledge would be increased. The more knowledge you have, the better decisions you can presumably make, which will lead to a better life.