Beowulf the Warrior Study Guide

In Beowulf the Warrior, the title character travels to Denmark in order to confront a beast that has been plaguing the king there for twelve years. Having slaughtered the man-eating beast, Beowulf must then kill its mother before he can sail back to his home in Geatland. Having arrived there he rules his people peacefully for half a century before the coming of a fire-breathing dragon forces him into battle again. The dragon is killed but not before Beowulf is mortally wounded. He dies leaving his country without an heir. (read more)