Danes

When I, along with a hundred or so Amorites, arrived at the location of the screams, we found ships docked on the shores. The ships belonged to none other than the Danes. Our tribe had a past with the Danes. They had destroyed our territory two times in the past. I could not let that happen again. This time, they had captured one of our own, Katrina, and were holding her captive because they knew we would try to rescue her. We knew…

could hear was screaming. I headed toward the sound to find Dane Zitowski,…

soldiers, his vanity swelled him so vile and rank that he could hear no voices but his own” (909-912). Siegmund failed as a ruler of the people. This tale has been told for years. Beowulf is leaning more into the same fate. Yet there is more. The Danes and Finn shared rule once. This was the solution to a war that lead…

because of what his ancestor did. He felt that he was a different person and did not want to be treated like a monster just because of his family history. Grendel was angry with God for punishing him for a crime he did not commit; he did not like the Danes celebrating God for being good to them. Grendel was only acting out of character…

Grendel hates the sound of singing about God. The Danes gathers every day in Herot, their favorite mead hall, to hang out and have fun. After a while Grendel becomes tired of hearing the Danes singing and attacks the mead hall, killing thirty men in just one night. “He slipped through the door and there in the silence Snatched up thirty men, smashed them…” (Unknown 36). The Danes became scared and desert Herot for twelve years. “So Herot Stood empty, and stayed deserted…

which shows readers the scale of solitude that she has experienced. This quote has a fearful tone, and the poet uses the word to make readers think of a monster who lives to strike fear into the hearts of thanes. Instead of saying she went and killed a Dane, the poet says she “scavenged and gone her gluttonous rounds,” which makes her seem more violent and animal-like. These words show how…

realizes he can not respond. Due to his monster physique he can only listen and roar. Like any other militant the Danes immediately attack Grendel in response to his roar, ultimately for the safety of themselves. This is a turning point for Grendel. He starts to convince himself his meaning in life is to be one of Hrothgar’s Danes. Grendel tries again to communicate again with the Danes, but in unsuccessful and gets brutally attacked once again. This enrages Grendel, yet creates a relationship…

The Geats saw her as a threat so they tracked her down and killed her because she was not a Dane. She was an ugly monster that wasn’t Danish so they killed her. The witch was only seeking revenge for her son who had been murdered by the Geats. After Beowulf kills the mother he learns that Grendel was just seeking revenge for the death of his father…

should attempt to see Grendel’s Mother simply as misunderstood. It isn’t that she is too unintelligent or isolated to care about the community, it’s the fact that Grendel’s Mother sees no reason to create a war or fight pointless battles with the Danes, although they have done so much to wrong her and her son in the past by continuously trying to kill them. The fact that she is aware that sometimes you simply have to choose your…

and a regular hero. When the Danes were harassed by Grendel and Beowulf found out, he does not hesitate to help them. While talking to King Hrothgar, king of the Danes, Beowulf asks, “‘I have come so far, Oh shelterer of warriors and your people’s loved friend, That this one favor you should not refuse me – That I, alone and with the help of my men. May purge all evil from this hall,’” (Raffel 38). Beowulf both defends his father’s, Edgetho’s, honor and defends the Danes when they are unable to…