- Beowulf was a 6th centyry warrior
- he fought the monster Grendel who had been killing the men of Hrothgar, king of the Danes
- Grendel's mother carried off one of the Danish noblem but she got killed by Beowulf
- After his uncle's death, Beowulf became king in his own country
- Beowulf's kingdom was attacked by a dragon which eventually died, killed by Beowulf and a young nobleman, Wiglaf who has been declared Beowulf's successor right before he died
- Beowulf was laid on a great funeral pyre
- twelve of his followers rode around the pyre
- his ashes were buried with the dragon's treasure
- Beowulf is a symbol of a man who will not stop fighting to control vile forces (a never ending fight)
deci in concluzie, the theme of the poem is fighting dragons
