Beowulf is the central character of the Old English poem "Beowulf", a warrior who defeated the monster of Grendel and later became the king of the Gouts.
Beowulf appears in the poem of the same name as a young warrior from the Gout tribe. By the beginning of the action of the poem, he is famous for his victories over sea monsters and his ability to swim.
Arriving in the land of the Danes, the hero learns that a monster named Grendel has been attacking the palace of the local king Hrothgar for 12 years. Beowulf defeats Grendel in single combat, then kills his mother in the underwater palaces. Having received rich gifts from Higelak, he returns to his homeland, becomes king and reigns for 50 years.
After this time, Beowulf has to fight the dragon protecting his treasures; he wins, but he himself dies in battle. At the end of the poem, his body is burned at the stake.
Like the rest of the mythological heroes of antiquity, Beowulf has a series of personal characteristics that distinguish him from the rest of the humans, and equate him to a certain extent to a demigod: bravery and chivalry in its maximum expression; superb battle skills and physical demands; and a great sense of honesty and civility.
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