Shild's Burial In Beowulf

Shild is the ancient King of Denmark. He is the father of Beowulf. He can be described as a merciless conqueror who made Denmark into a glorious, successful, and wealthy nation when before it was “kingless” and “miserable”. Shild was once an orphan but is now a great warrior showing that he is a self made man. From the view of others he is respected and described by “rich and much honored”.

2.Shild’s burial was done by his men, who sent him out into a ship full of treasure. His people showed him great respect and refused to send him away to his death with any less than he arrived with. The burial shows how the culture honored their King. In the poem line 42, it reads “no king sent forth more deeply mourned”. This suggests that Shild was the best thing to happen to Denmark thus far.

3.Hrothgar is a long descendant of Shild who we are introduced to in the beginning on the prologue. Hrothgar is Shild’s great grandson. Beowulf had a son, Healfdane who ruled, and then following, Healfdane had four children. Out of his four children one was Hrothgar. Hrothgar is a good leader and lives up to his past relatives standards. Hrothgar “led the Danes to such glory that comrades and kinsmen swore by his sword”. (Line 65). He was strategic in war and built the gathering place for his men. This …show more content…
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