Beowulf Personal Narrative

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I was trying to sleep, when I heard a lot of noisy up, at Herot, I got really mad, and the only thing I could do was going there. When I get there I realize that King Hrothgar was having a party, with his warrior, I entered and killed them, I don’t know why, I just did it. I kill everyone, except King Hrothgar, he was a very good man, he has never done anything bad, I think it was because God was protecting him. I went back to my marsh and finally get some sleep. Then days later, I was attacked by someone, he had a tribe, The Geats. They arrive there since King Hrothgar was not safe in Herot, that’s what they think, the true was that the King was a very good person, he was loved by God. I saw him and attacked back, he was very good fighting, …show more content…
I was also trying to hit him, kill him, smack him in the face, break every single bone he have, but his armor could not let me. He was too strong, his knife is broken, nice, but why is he so immortal? Beowulf, you are my greatest enemy, even though this is our first battle, I am no going to quit. My name is Grendel the monster, I always win, I always kill and I will never die. We were still fighting, Beowulf attacked me wherever he could, I was also making fun of him and being soft, but I insist he is too strong to be human, to be real. I continue and continue, it seems to be long, but this fight is about to end. The human, hit me, the I hit him back, he smashed in the wall and fall, he was in the floor, in the back. Then, I was happy, just one more battle that I have won, even though he was the strongest human I have ever fight with, he was also very brave, but now, this is over, he is dead. Beowulf, was not dead, I was wrong, he stands up, grabs my sword, the ones made for monsters, and went up to me. Beowulf was the hero of everyone, specially king Hrothgar, he was there trying to kill me and I, I didn’t notice, when I turned back to him, he was right behind me, with my

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