The Three Major Battles In The Epic Of Beowulf
In the ever so famous epic, Beowulf, there are three major battles that occur between Beowulf and his enemies. Hrothgar, king of the Danes, calls upon Beowulf when his mead hall has started becoming a place for the horrible monster Grendel to prey. Grendel is the son of Cain and he is a very vicious jealous type character that hates to see people having a good time and rejoicing with friends. Grendel is Danes biggest fear and misery. Along with grendel being one of the antagonist, there is Grendel’s mother and the Dragon that cause trouble in this epic. Grendel’s mother becomes active in the story after the first battle occurs. The mighty dragon plays a role in the epic during the third and final battle of Beowulf. The first battle of
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Grendel’s mother was upset with what had recently happened to her son and wanted revenge. When Grendel’s mother tried to eat several of Hrothgar’s men to get this revenge Hrothgar calls on Beowulf, again, to come and rid the terrible nuisance. Beowulf goes to the gloomy lake where Grendel’s mother lived to defeat her. He shows up to this battle in full armor and his sword. This battle also had a different purpose than the first one. Hrothgar had spoken to Beowulf about the battle and told him that if he would defeat Grendel’s mother he could have his treasure. Beowulf enters the lake to begin the battle with Grendel’s mother. Beowulf stays in the lake so long Hrothgar’s men lose all hope and return to Heorot thinking Beowulf must have been defeated. Beowulf pulls the battle off and defeats Grendel’s mother. After Beowulf defeats Grendel’s mother he sees Grendel lying in a corner still suffering from his wounds in the previous battle. Beowulf goes over, and with his sword, finishes Grendel off. Beowulf exits the lake and returns to Hrothgar’s mead hall to tell all of the Danes that he has now successfully killed Grendel and Grendel’s mother. The people thank Beowulf unconditionally as he returns to his tribe, the
Grendel’s mother was upset with what had recently happened to her son and wanted revenge. When Grendel’s mother tried to eat several of Hrothgar’s men to get this revenge Hrothgar calls on Beowulf, again, to come and rid the terrible nuisance. Beowulf goes to the gloomy lake where Grendel’s mother lived to defeat her. He shows up to this battle in full armor and his sword. This battle also had a different purpose than the first one. Hrothgar had spoken to Beowulf about the battle and told him that if he would defeat Grendel’s mother he could have his treasure. Beowulf enters the lake to begin the battle with Grendel’s mother. Beowulf stays in the lake so long Hrothgar’s men lose all hope and return to Heorot thinking Beowulf must have been defeated. Beowulf pulls the battle off and defeats Grendel’s mother. After Beowulf defeats Grendel’s mother he sees Grendel lying in a corner still suffering from his wounds in the previous battle. Beowulf goes over, and with his sword, finishes Grendel off. Beowulf exits the lake and returns to Hrothgar’s mead hall to tell all of the Danes that he has now successfully killed Grendel and Grendel’s mother. The people thank Beowulf unconditionally as he returns to his tribe, the