A hero´s journey
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- ORDINARY WORLD
- CALL TO ADVENTURE
- REFUSAL
- MENTOR / HELPER
- Geatland was the norm for Beowulf.
- CROSSING THE THRESHOLD
- Grendel, a monster who was rumored to be stalking the Heorot warriors, was the subject of tales told to Beowulf. Grendel killed more than 30 of King Hrothgar's warriors over twelve years. The populace requested Beowulf because they needed an epic hero.
- TESTS / ALLIES / ENEMIES
- Beowulf assembled his best soldiers and sailed for Denmark since he was powerless to ignore King Hrothgar's suffering.
- APPROACH
- King Hrothgar ends up being Beowulf's tutor, even though his impact is initially hidden. When Beowulf becomes king, he follows the example set by the encounter with Grendel. Beowulf discovers through Hrothgar that a weak monarch is of no benefit to his subjects. Unferth, who lends Beowulf the sword Hrunting so he might fight Grendel's mother, is another aid.
- ORDEAL
- From Geatland to Denmark, Beowulf and his companions go across the sea.
- Beowulf defeats Grendel by outwitting him; he then takes Grendel's arm as a prize, mortally injuring the monster. Later, he also faces off against the dragon and the swamp hag. Wiglaf is a crucial ally in the fight against the dragon.
- Thinking he has ended the battle, the Geats throw a great feast in his honor. However, they learn there is a new foe: Grendel's mother. Beowulf’s work is not yet done.
- Beowulf must defeat the evil swamp hag to save the Danes. To defeat her, he swims into the her underwater lair and stabs her with a sword made for a giant.
- REWARD
- ROAD BACK
- ATONEMENT
- RETURN
- Beowulf receives his finest horses from King Hrothgar as well as a vast wealth.
- Upon his return, Beowulf takes the throne of his native realm and reigns wisely for more than 50 years.
- He presents gifts to Hygelac when he first arrives back. Years later, his valiant actions are once more required. A dragon threatens a would-be thief's territory when it is disturbed. Beowulf charges into the battle and slays the dragon, but not before being bitten in the neck and poisoned. He knows he has lived a full life and sees his death in front of him.
- An enormous treasure and Beowulf's body were allegedly burned on a funeral pyre that overlooked the ocean. His story is passed down through the centuries, and he dies a hero's death.
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