What describes the events in Beowulf sections 1-5?

Answer 1

An abandoned child Shilde travelled alone to Denmark. We can surely call him Shield which is apt. He was blessed with courage, chance, luck and bravery. Before his coming, the Danes had lived kingless and miserable. He became a great king of the Danes. His soldiers sailed to distant lands beyond the seas and brought back slaves, riches and wealth to Denmark. He ruled long and gave birth to Beowulf, the future king of the Danes.

Now comes the custom of ship-burial in the old world. When Shilde died of old age, his comrades carried him to the harbour where a fighting ship awaited him. They laid him near the mast and next to him heaped up treasures, jewelled helmets, swords, coats of mail and armour, all brought in victory from all parts of the world. Then they forced the treasure ship adrift, floating to far distances.He was to cross the waves alone, an orphan and a beggar. After a while, the water pulled at the ship and it slid to the bottom of the sea, where neither rulers nor heroes nor anyone else can say whose hands opened up to take that motionless cargo.

Answer 2

In sections 1-5 of Beowulf, we see the introduction of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the King of the Danes, to defeat the monster Grendel that has been terrorizing the mead hall of Heorot. Beowulf arrives with his men and offers to vanquish the beast using only his own strength.

Answer 3

The delineation of King Hrothgar's ancestry.

Answer 4

The beginning of Beowulf, Section I, tells of King Hrothgar's ancestry.

Answer 5

Hrothgar builds heorot, grendel attacks and is a menace for 12 years.

Answer 6

king hrothgar builds a hail, Grendel attacks, and beowulf travels to Denmark