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    The epic poem Beowulf tells the story of a legendary Geatish hero named Beowulf who saves the Danish king Hrothgar's mead hall Heorot from attacks by the monster Grendel and later Grendel's mother. Years later, after becoming king of the Geats himself, Beowulf defeats a dragon but dies in the battle.

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    The epic poem Beowulf tells the story of a legendary Geatish hero named Beowulf who saves the Danish king Hrothgar's mead hall Heorot from attacks by the monster Grendel and later Grendel's mother. Years later, after becoming king of the Geats himself, Beowulf defeats a dragon but dies in the battle.

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    Beowulf

    It opens in Denmark, where King Hrothgar has a splendid mead hall known as
    Heorot, a place of celebration and much merriment. However, the joyous noise
    angers Grendel, an evil monster living in a nearby swamp. For 12 years the
    creature terrorizes Heorot with nightly visits in which he carries off Hrothgar’s
    warriors and devours them.

    After learning of the Danes’ trouble, young Beowulf, a prince of the Geats in what
    is now southern Sweden, arrives with a small band of retainers and offers to rid
    Heorot of its monster. Hrothgar is astonished at the little-known hero’s daring
    but welcomes him. After an evening of feasting, much courtesy, and some
    discourtesy—at one point, one of Hrothgar’s men insults Beowulf—the king
    retires, leaving Beowulf in charge. During the night, Grendel comes from the
    moors, rips open the heavy doors, and devours one of the sleeping Geats. He
    then grapples with Beowulf, who refuses to use a weapon. Beowulf grips one of
    Grendel’s hands with such force that the monster finally wrenches himself free
    only when his arm is torn off at the shoulder. Mortally wounded, Grendel returns
    to his swamp and dies. Beowulf then displays the monster’s arm in Heorot for all
    to see.

    The next day is one of rejoicing in Heorot, and a feast is thrown in Beowulf’s
    honour. However, as the warriors sleep that night, Grendel’s mother, another
    swamp monster, comes to avenge her son’s death, and she kills one of Hrothgar’s
    men. In the morning Beowulf dives into her mere (lake) to search for her, and she
    attacks him. They struggle in her dry cave at the mere’s bottom, and Beowulf
    finally kills her with a sword. In the cave, Beowulf discovers Grendel’s corpse,
    whose head he cuts off and takes back to Heorot. The Danes rejoice once more.
    Hrothgar makes a farewell speech about the character of the true hero, and
    Beowulf, enriched with honours and princely gifts, returns home to King Hygelac
    of the Geats.

    The second part passes rapidly over Hygelac’s subsequent death in a battle (of
    historical record), the death of his son, and Beowulf’s succession to the kingship
    and his peaceful rule of 50 years. However, the tranquility ends when a fire-
    breathing dragon becomes enraged after a man steals from its treasure-filled lair.
    The creature begins ravaging Geatland, and the brave but aging Beowulf decides
    to engage it, despite knowing that he will likely die. The fight is long and terrible
    —a painful contrast to the battles of his youth. Painful too is the desertion of all
    his retainers except for his young kinsman Wiglaf, who comes to his aid. They
    ultimately kill the venomous dragon, but Beowulf is mortally wounded from a
    bite in the neck. Before he dies, he names Wiglaf his successor. Beowulf is
    cremated on a funeral pyre, and his remains are buried in a barrow built by the
    sea. As his people mourn his death, they also express the fear that, without
    Beowulf, Geatland will be invaded by nearby tribes.
    INTRODUCTION
    We have already tackled some of the most well known literatures in the
    Philippines as well as African literature. So now, let us move forward to the
    European or Old English literature. The story that we are going to share today is
    one of the earliest European epic that took place in early 6th-century
    Scandinavia, which is now known as Denmark and Sweden.

    The story that we are going to share today is called “Beowulf”. The author of this
    famous European epic is actually unknown and scholars in the 6th century just call
    the anonymous author the "Beowulf poet”.

    GROUPING
    Before we start our discussin let’s divide you into 4 groups first for our brief
    group activity earlier. Please go to your designated area.

    SILENT READING
    Please share the printed hand-outs to your groupmates. We will give you 10
    minutes to read the summarized version of the story for our games later on.

    GAME INSTRUCTIONS
    This is called the the color game and its just a very simple game. You guys need to
    choose one representative sa inyong group. First, mag raise me og color nya mag
    sulti sad mi og color but dili sya magtugma. You guys should raise the color na
    amo sad iraise not the color na among isulti. Ang masayop og isa sa color will
    answer some questions about the story. Let us have a practice game first.

    QUESTIONS

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