Beowulf is a Geatish warrior that takes a group of warriors to the land of the Spear-Danes to kill a monster that has been terrorizing the land. Beowulf brings his warriors here because the king of the Spear-Danes, King Hrothgar, used to know Beowulf's father, King Scyld. Beowulf's father had a debt to pay King Hrothgar so Beowulf thought he could pay off his fathers debt by killing the monster. In the poem, Beowulf looks around the land and plans what he is going to do to kill the monster Grendel. Eventually, Grendel comes to the Mead-Hall, where Beowulf is pretending to sleep, and grabs a man and starts to devour him. When Beowulf see's this, he uses his bare hands and eventually rips off Grendel's arm which makes Grendel flee in pain.
Beowulf's part in this poem is to show how a Scandinavian king should act and what he should do in order to keep his people safe. Also, Beowulf played a big role in killing Grendel and keeping the people safe. In my eyes, Grendel depicts a typical Scandinavian king and is a total beast that keeps fighting until he dies.
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