... is left doubly grieved. This example relates in the same theme as the selection reading we read in class about Deor. While the values of the warrior become clear through Beowulf's example throughout the poem, only in the poem's more moralizing moments are the responsibilities of a king to his people discussed. The heroic code requires that a king reward the loyal service of his warriors with gifts and praise ... other tribes. Beowulf's own term as king elaborates on many of the same points. His transition from warrior to king, and, in particular, his final battle with the dragon, revises...

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