Beowulf Notes

Prologue:
A king named Scyld Scefing who is known for ruling with more power than all the others, so he was unchallenged. There was peace and he was rewarded with gold. then his son Beowulf continued to rule in his fathers place and gave riches to those that deserve it, their fame grew and when Beowulf died they set him up as a hero .

Ch.1:
A new king arouse named ,Healfdene, who held  the reputation of Scyldings. He  had 3 children Heorogar, Hrothgar, and Halga. Hrothgar was famous for battle, and built a master mead-house in gold. the town Heorot was built to honour the prosperity when he was king, but Grendel heard the noise and awoke.

Ch.2:
In the night Grendel would go into town to and kill the King's people. Which is how they became aware of Grendel's strength; the king became troubled and Grendel wouldn't agree to any peace treaty. People wouldn't even go in that town for the fear of Grendel. Since they believed in God they didn't think of worshiping the thing, but instead they became hopeless.

Ch.3:
The Geats heard of the troubled town and the monster named Grendel, so Beowulf and his fourteen bravest men set sail. When they land they are asked questions by a watchmen of; who they are? and where they come from?

Ch.4:
Beowulf states that he is son of Ecgtheow and has heard of the monster Grendel and has come to fight with it. The watchmen leads them to Heorot while there boat is guarded from enemies.

 Ch.5:
They observe the decorated streets, but are stopped by Wulfgar and then Beowulf said that he wants to speak to king Hrothgar. Beowulf meets the king and states his business.

Ch.6:
Hrothgar remembers of Ecgtheow and the rumors of the great strength of his son, Beowulf, so they are welcomed on to the land. Beowulfs tells the king of his victories with the 5 giants and claims that he is going to beat Grendel unarmed and unarmored, because he will be wrestling Grendel. Yet if he fails he asks to send his armored back to Hyglec ( which was given to him by Hrethel and made in Wayland).

Ch.7:
Hrothgar brings up the war between the Geats and Wylfings, and how the Geats came to help when Beowulfs kin had been killers. Heorogar ( Hrothgar's older brother) died after paying for the war to end. Grendel has humiliated ,Harot, and just added more blood on the walls of those who failed to conquer Grendel.

Ch.8:
Unferth challenges  Beowulf and asks if he is the one who did contest with Breca. Yet he also fears for Beowulf for when he has to meet Grendel. Beowulf states he is and explains how Breca and him risked their lives and fought for five days, but where eventually separated by a flood, then he was taken by a creature to the bottom, where Beowulf killed it with his sword.

Ch.9:
After his fight with sea monsters he  was brought to the land of the Finns. Then it is mentioned of how Grendel would die for humiliating Hrothgar. Hrothgar was happy to see how committed Beowulf was to his task. Hrothgar's wife comes out with a drink for all and is pleased to hear Beowulf as well.

Ch.10: Hrothgar leaves to bed guarded from monsters. Beowulf takes off his armor and assigns someone to take care of it . The men laid to rest without the care of dying, even though many Danes have already.
While his men slept Beowulf was still awake waiting for the battle.