... . Beowulf commits his elegance to Hrothgar when he says; "We have arrived here on a great errand to the lord of Danes- (19). Later in the story after Beowulf returns to Geatland, he realizes the country is in a state of trouble. The king has just died and the prince was not mature enough to rule and Beowulf generously offers to help guide ... the prince in his duties. Beowulf "did provide support for the prince, honoured and minded him until he matured as the ruler of Geatland" (161). Beowulf always helps people when they are in need. Beowulf is a man interested in helping others but is ...

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... exhibited when he is so willingly ready to fight any creature that puts harm on other people including a fire-breathing dragon. Beowulf proves his sense of duty by traveling to Geatland to help rid his people of a threatening monster. Throughout the story Beowulf defeats three monsters: Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. Grendel is portrayed as the kin of the ... aid in his next battle which ends up failing him. With another sword, he administers a death blow to Grendel's mother and carries her son's head back to the people of Geatland. Beowulf returns home to the G...

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... of fantastic elements in Beowulf. Beowulf single-handedly carrier thirty suits of armor from the battlefield in Frisnia and swims with them through the North Sea and the Skagerrak to Geatland, a distance of five hundred miles (120). In Beowulf's early life, he swam for five to seven days with his companion Breca, killing sea monsters by night. During his swim match ... ...

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... fight with Grendel. No one other than Beowulf is brave enough or strong enough volunteer to fight Grendel. With all Beowulf's great achievements, he finally becomes king of his homeland; Geatland. Even in his old age, his code of honor still obligates him to fight against an evil fiery dragon. For fifty years he governed his kingdom well. Ironically the dragon ... ...

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