Summary of the epic poem Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymously written. Beowulf is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature, signifying their high valuing of heroism, strength, wisdom, and charity. In the poem, Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, battles three antagonists: Grendel, who has been attacking the mead hall in Denmark called Heorot and its inhabitants, Grendel's mother,and, later in life after returning to Geatland and becoming a king, he fights an unnamed dragon. Beowulf is fatally wounded in the final battle, and after his death he is buried in a barrow in Geatland by his retainers.
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