... that famous king would sail across the sea to Hrothgar" (Beowulf 112-115) It was Beowulf's loyalty to the Danes that conveyed him to Hrothgar to overcome Grendel. Grendel, an animal of revolting aura had been plundering and slaughtering Hrothgar's kin, and therefore the very solidarity of the Danes was debilitated. Beowulf provides to the with some much needed help of the Danes for another complicated reason. Obviously ... was also able to defeat his mother with a sword no other man could carry. This same notion is again when Beowulf is depicted as, "the man who of all men was foremost ...

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