How Did Beowulf Fight

The Battle of Grendel was Beowulf’s first battle to protect the Danes from Grendel’s murdering rampage every night for 12 winters. The

Fifty years after killing the evil Grendel and his mother, the epic hero, Beowulf, faces his third and final monster, a dragon that has been attacking Geatland. But this last battle will be completely different than the ones before, and spells the end for our epic hero.

Beowulf, a legendary hero of Geatish lore, from the epic poem named after him, is the definition of a hero. There is one being who can be collated to Beowulf: the mighty Thor, god of thunder. Derived from Norse mythology, Thor is hot-headed, with an appetite for food and drink. He also is one of the strongest gods, serving as the protector of the people. Both of these characters share similar qualities in what some would define a hero, despite one being a man, and the other being a deity.

The poem Beowulf includes three battles where Beowulf has to defeat the monsters known as Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon. Although he is successful in defeating the three monsters, his preparation for fighting them, his motivation for going into battle, and the conclusions of the battles demonstrate similarities and differences.

On pages 1- 13 the king Hrothgar and his men were fighting the monster and the demons. When the queen almost was attacked by the monster the king drew attention to himself to keep the beast from attacking her.Instead the beast came after him picked him up and droped him down to the ground cloths less of the King’s Hall. On pages 14 -20 Beowulf and his warriors are on their way to help the king fight this beast. They have to fight off a strong sea storm that they feel as though they might not make it through.

Beowulf travel to help Hrothgar with the problems he's been having with a demon named Grendel. Beowulf decided to not use any weapons against Grendel, he was going to defeat Grendel with his bare-hands. A wise choices, because no weapons affected Grendel. By Beowulf using his hands, Beowulf was able to but rip Grendel's arm off.

Beowulf is extremely confident in himself, to the point where he thinks that no man can be as great as him. His attitude clearly shows his overflowing belief in his strength. He thinks that even if he were to die, he cannot be replaced by another warrior because he’s too powerful to compare to any other man. Although he did defeat the monster, he still shouldn't consider himself as the greatest warrior to ever exist because one victory doesn't determine your entire reputation. His only defeat doesn't make him the strongest warrior, it just makes him the most boastful one. Bragging about how he’s some rare, valuable treasure is an overestimation of who he really is. While it is good that he is confident about himself because it motivates him

Beowulf is the ultimate warrior. In a combatant society, weaponry and armor were revered as the tools necessary for glory. However, as seen in Beowulf’s fight with Grendel, and his later battle with Grendel’s mother, these weapons are unnecessary, therefore making him great. Before his first battle, Beowulf states “I consider myself no poorer in strength… than Grendel does himself, and so I will not kill him with a sword…tonight we two will forgo our swords, if he dare to seek out a war without weapons…” displaying the mightiness and bravery of Beowulf battling without the comfort of a sword (Lines 677 – 687). He proves he does not need a weapon to be powerful when he kills Grendel by pulling off an arm. It is further showed when “the angry

My armor, which has shielded me before, I began to take off. My protection has been ripped from me as for Grendel is no match for me, my bare hands are all I will use. Fighting is my strength and I foresee me as dangerous Grendel. Proving my strength and courage I will fight unarmed, therefore death will come to me or Grendel at this Battle. Although, Grendel is vigorously strong, whereas I know sword play, I was unarmed, but confident with myself. Waiting in the darkness for the enemy to arrive. Preying on the innocent, feeding on flesh, would come to an end tonight, eager and enthusiastically waiting for the demon to make a move. The waiting is over blows from the ruthless began, he started manipulating a Geat on a bench. The claws approach

Beowulf method of defeating Grendel was by his bare

The major battles in Beowulf are: Beowulf and Grendel, Grendel’s mom and Beowulf, and Wiglaf and Beowulf against the dragon. I think the most important battle was with Grendel and Beowulf because Beowulf defeated the demonic creature no one could defeat. Beowulf, a well-respected Geat, was the strongest man (represents good) and he was destined to kill Grendel. Grendel was a monster that represents evil. In the poem, a main theme was between good vs. evil. For example, the book states, “Grendel, who haunted the moors, the wild marshes, and made his home in a hell not hell but Earth” (Raffel 102-04). This represents how Grendel made the Danes life hell and it also describes how Grendel’s home is a “hellish place.” This was the most important

They waited till night came, with them all having their drink full, but the mighty Beowulf is the one that stays up and waits for the evil Grendel to show up. The sun finally snuck behind the mountains of Denmark and then the monster came out to play. He looks around at all of the soldiers that came with him from their homeland. He was the greatest of them all though, he would fight that beast with just his hands, for using a weapon he believes showed weakness.

I packed as much food and loot as I could carry and returned the way I had come, Rodulf was still in the same place, sleeping with his head on the table. Passing the meadery on the way back I went and bought a couple of bottles of Honningbrew mead for an experiment. I returned Amren’s sword to him and he thanked me and gave me some training in combat techniques. I got the feeling he wanted to show me other techniques too, but didn’t dare as I had just helped save his marriage. I learned from the guards there was a bounty of 1000 gold on Hajvarr as well so I reported to dragons reach and got more money from Proventus the miser. I called in inn and told Hulda I would be staying that night too and asked her to keep my room for me, and left my bottles while I went out shopping. I went to the Adrianne Avenicci first, she

In the epic poem Beowulf there were three fights with three different monsters, which who contained Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. Each of the fights was important in the epic poem Beowulf. The fight with Grendel shows Beowulf's power and the fight with Grendel’s mother show Beowulf's weakness and the last fight with the dragon show Beowulf's death.

The death and destruction of three larger than life monsters define Beowulf’s legacy. The tradition of battle provides a sense of purpose for young warriors as they seek to attain acceptance and acknowledgement for their acts of bravery. Beowulf’s final battle offers some controversy because of the dragon’s unusual behavior. In order to fully understand the difference between the final battle and that of the first two, one must examine the way in which the battle commences. The narrator introduces the first two monsters rather abruptly, without providing the audience with any context to Grendel’s reign of terror. The dragon’s existence differs greatly from Grendel’s because his existence revolves around protecting a treasure hoard void of violence to the townspeople. Grendel’s mother also differs from the dragon because she does not exhibit any signs of reason during her fit of rage. Furthermore, the narrator provides a different perception of the dragon because he seems to exhibit human qualities and reacts with a warrior-like mentality. The dragon’s tale serves to highlight Beowulf’s inability to resist glory through battle, which in turn, victimizes the dragon whose existence revolves around protecting his hoard and reclaiming his stolen treasure.