What is the chronological order of the story Beowulf?

Answer 1

"She was doomed to dwell in the dreary waters, / cold sea-courses, since Cain cut down"

"To his bower was Beowulf brought in haste, / dauntless victor. . . ."

"I will reward thee, for waging this fight, / with ancient treasure, as erst I did, / with winding gold, if thou winnest back"

"'Hrunting' they named the hilted sword, / of old-time heirlooms easily first"

• "The livelong time / after that grim fight, Grendel's mother, / monster of women, mourned her woe" (XIX, 8 - 9)
• "Too soon came back / old ills of the earls, when in she burst, / the mother of Grendel. . . ." (XIX, 30 - 32)
• "Hero famed / should be every earl as Aeschere was! / But here in Heorot a hand hath slain him" (XX, 8 - 10)
• "Then girt him Beowulf / in martial mail, nor mourned for his life" (XXI, 60 - 61)

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"It came in his mind / to bid his henchmen a hall uprear"

"How ceaselessly Grendel / harassed Hrothgar . . ."

"'Who are ye, then, ye arméd men, / mailéd folk . . .'"

"'To Hrothgar I / in greatness of soul would succor bring'"

"The livelong time / after that grim fight, Grendel's mother, / monster of women, mourned her woe"

"Too soon came back / old ills of the earls, when in she burst, / the mother of Grendel. . . ."

"Hero famed / should be every earl as Aeschere was! / But here in Heorot a hand hath slain him"

"Then girt him Beowulf / in martial mail, nor mourned for his life"

Answer 2

The events in Beowulf are not presented in strict chronological order. The poem begins with Beowulf coming to the aid of King Hrothgar to fight the monster Grendel, followed by battles with Grendel's mother and a dragon later in Beowulf's life.

Answer 3

"Heorot he named it"

"Twelve years' tide the trouble he bore"

"This heard in his home Hygelac's thane / . . . of Grendel's doings"

"Their mail and weapons: the men pushed off"

Answer 4

Beowulf agrees to avenge Aeschere's death. Beowulf is given a special sword named Hrunting. Beowulf is dragged to an underground lair. Beowulf finds a giant sword.

Beowulf dives into the water

Grendel's mother drags Beowulf to her unground lair

Beowulf spies a giant sword

Beowulf sees Grendel's body

1 "Seamen hardy on hall-beds sank"

2 "The portal opened, / though with forged bolts fast, when his fists had struck it"

3 "And Grendel thence / death-sick his den in the dark moor sought"

4 "Then Beowulf's glory / eager they echoed . . ."

Answer 5

King Hrothgar builds a hall, Grendel attacks, and Beowulf travels to Denmark.

Answer 6

king Hrothgar builds a hall, Grendel attacks, and beowulf travels to Denmark- Apex
Hrothgar builds Heorot, Grendel attacks and is a menace for 12 years, and Beowulf travels to Denmark.