He heard there was a monster there that had a price on it's head.
Beowulf and his men were ask because the king told him to go to denmark.
Because he thought he wood go on holiday and went to hell Aka Denmark
Beowulf sailed to Denmark with a few men planning to defeat Grendel. If he did he would be rewarded with treasures.
Beowulf is a Geat, one of the saxon tribes, and is in fact of Danish descent. He travels back to Daneland to combat monsters and continue his epic quest.
When Beowulf hears tales of the destruction wrought by Grendel, he decides to travel to the land of the Danes and help Hrothgar defeat the demon.
To defeat Grendel
Beowulf goes to Denmark to defeat the monster Grendel. Word had spread to his homeland that the monster was terrorizing the people of Hrothgar.
from Geats, it takes Beowulf and his fourteen soldiers, about a day to get to denmark
Denmark is part of Scandinavia.
In "Beowulf," Denmark is the kingdom ruled by King Hrothgar, where the main events of the story take place. It is where Grendel terrorizes the land and where Beowulf comes to help defeat the monster. Denmark serves as the setting for the heroic deeds and battles that unfold in the epic poem.
Beowulf is set in what is now Denmark and Sweden.
In Beowulf section 5-8, Beowulf arrives in Denmark and explains his mission to King Hrothgar, offering to help defeat the monster Grendel. Beowulf and his men are welcomed and celebrate in the mead hall Heorot. Grendel attacks that night, with Beowulf successfully engaging him in battle and tearing off his arm.
13. This is a set up so there are 12 later, reflecting the twelve disciples.
Herot
Beowulf was from the Geatland region, which is located in present-day Sweden.
It takes place in Geat land, now southern Sweden, and it takes place in the Denmark.
Denmark and Sweeden
Heorot is built, Grendel attacks, and Beowulf travels to Denmark.