Beowulf comic strip
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- Grendel's attack on Herot
- Hey! Shield-bearing soldiers Grendel is attacking now at the gold-shinning hall.
- Beowulf's Arrival
- King Hrothgar
- Oh! Brave man, I envy your bravery. Should there be anything you desire in exchange for this brave act?
- "Oh shelterer of warriors and your people’s loved friend,That this one favor you should not refuse meThat I, alone and with the help of my men,May purge all evil from this hall". (pg.9)
- Beowulf v. Grendel
- Grendel
- HEROT
- Beowulf
- Grendel arrives at Herot, mercilessly attack and killing the Geats.
- The Monster’s Lair
- Upon Beowulf's arrival, King Hrothgar welcomes Beowulf soon after Wulfgar has escorted him to Herot. Beowulf makes a request to the KIng as an exchange for his bravery-being alone with the help of his men, should purge all evil. This quote describes an Epic Hero, one that is on a quest.
- Beowulf v. Grendel’s Mother
- Grendel's Mother
- Barehanded and merciless, Beowulf fights and rips off Grendel's arm- who flees and later dies in his lonely cave, Beowulf later hangs Grendel's arm in a rafter in Herot.
- Beowulf v. the Dragon
- "I mean to stand, not run from his shootingFlames, stand till fate decides which of us wins".
- *This battle-shield shaped of iron, will help me defeat him*
- A lonely cave illed with gold, treasure, and swords.
- In order to seek revenge, Grendel's mother attacks Herot and retrieves Grendel's arm- which was held as a trophy by Beowulf- and flees to an underwater cave. Beowulf follows her and soon kills her by using a magic sword blessed by giants, which is able to defeat her.
- Beowulf has to defend his people by killing a fire-breathing dragon. Beowulf along with the help of Wiglaf successfully kills the dragon. Despite this, Beowulf later dies by a wound on his neck caused by the same dragon;"The monster came quickly toward him,Pouring out fire and smoke, hurryingTo its fate."
- The Dragon
- King Beowulf
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