Reading Notes - Part A Beowulf (British and Celtic Unit)

 Beowulf

Author: Stafford Riggs

    Part A: Beowulf's Resolve

  • A wanderer was singing Beowulf sat
  • No one paid attention to his rapid breathing 
  • He leaned forward on the table with his eyes fixed on the minstrel
  • The thoughts running through his head were confused but one was sure and that was to slay the monster Grendel
  • He saw himself face to face with Grendel and suddenly and wild cry came from him
  • He shouted that he was the son of Ecgtheow and of Hygelacs sister and that he will go to the land of the Danes and serve their king
  • He shouted he will slay Grendel
  • Those that heard him thought his cries were humorous to want to battle someone like Grendel
  • The audience didn't know whether to approve or laugh and the youthful Beowulf with his eyes lit on fire
  • Hygd the queen stood up among the turmoil and stepped to Beowulf and offed him a cup and smiled at him with pride
  • Hygelac commanded silence among the guests and turned to Beowulf in a loud voice and told him it was time to prove his worth
  • He decreed he should forward and battle Grendel to earn the satisfaction of his manhood 
  • With that decree, Beowulf was seen as a man they had never known before
  • Beowulf drank from the Jeweled goblet called the Wise and Fair and fell on his knees before his uncle Hygelac and received the king's embrace
King Hygelac's Decree




(Source: Beowulf Artist Henry Pitz)

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