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The epic poem Beowulf ends with the hero Beowulf defeating the dragon but ultimately succumbing to his injuries. Before dying, Beowulf appoints Wiglaf as his successor and requests a funeral pyre be built in his honor. The poem concludes with Beowulf's funeral and praises his bravery and accomplishments as a legendary warrior.

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What Anglo Saxon value motivates the Geats to build a statue of Beowulf at the end of the poem?

loyalty towards Beowulf.


What was beowolf about?

A guy named Beowulf who stopped at nothing to achieve fame and glory.Fought a demon named Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon.He lost to the dragon (and died), and then his kingdom got screwed over by the neighboring swedes.The end.


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Comparison between Beowulf the poem and Beowulf the movie?

The literature in BEOWULF and the movie entitled BEOWULF have two purposes. To catch the attention of the reader for the literature as very creative on how they interpret the physical appearance of the characters into their mind and to give interest between the two fight scenes,Beowulf and Grendel in the movie. Beowulf's literature has made the context completely detailed and the movie as well. The essence of the literature and the movie implie that war is the way of life before. Warriors have to fight many times because they are the most important of human beings in a place. Greedy of Grendel exists as Beowulf becomes hero.


How did the king die in Beowulf?

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A poem that tells a story has a beginning middle and end in some kind of conflict and that does not require rhyme is best described as a?

a poem that tells a story is called ballad.


What universal themes can you find in Beowulf?

Some universal themes in Beowulf include the conflict between good and evil, the hero's journey and quest for glory, the importance of loyalty and honor, the inevitability of death, and the idea of fate or destiny shaping one's life.


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The author's name in a poem is typically included at the beginning or end of the poem. It can be part of the title or placed as a byline below the poem.


Was Scyld Schefing the king who died at the beginning of Beowulf?

in battle and then he becomes the dragon that beowulf fights at the end


How long did the dragon in Beowulf live in peace among the geats?

He was there when the poem was first written and he is still there now. He comes along in about the last third of the poem.


Did Beowulf die toward the end?

yes


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Epic Fu ended in 2011-03.