BEOWULF Summary book, Appunti di Inglese

Scarica BEOWULF Summary book e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Beowulf Summary The story starts in the kingdom of Denmark, during the reign of the danish King Hrothgar. The king has bult a splendid village called Heorot. A monster called Grendel, who lives in a cave not far from Heorot, attacks it, killing many people of Hrothgar's warriors. The king and his knights try to kill the monster without success. Some years later a warrior called Beowulf, who lives in Geatland, hears about the monster and with fourteen followers start a travel to reach Heorot and to kill the monster, offering King Hrothgar their services. During the fight Grendel is mortally wounded (ferito a morte) but it doesn't die. To avenge her son, Grendel's ogress mother attack Heorot, kills Hrothgar's chief counsellor and escape to her cave, that it looks like a hell, carrying the lifeless body of the counsellor. She is killed by Beowulf that follows her into the cave. Beowulf after that return to his country and become king, and after 50 years of reign a dragon come and starts devasting the country and Beowulf sets out (esporre) and face it (affrontare). He kills the dragon but even hem die. Comment I like very much the book, and it was very interesting. I was very fascinated about the fights of Beowulf with the monsters mostly of that with the dragon because I like the dragons. Furthrmore i like the history so i like ti read about a story write and set in past.