1: Reading six articles: 2: Finish a charting 3: Write a short essay( 500 words)

The e vil c re atu re , g rim a nd h ungry , gra bbed th ir ty w arrio rs and w ent h om e la ughin g.

At d aw n, w hen th e D anes le arn ed of G re ndel's s tr e ngth , th ere w as g re at w eepin g.

The o ld k in g s a t s a dly , cry in g fo r h is m en. B lo ody fo otp rin ts w ere fo und.

That w as b ad e nough, but th e fo llo w in g n ig ht Gre ndel k ille d m ore -- blin ded b y s in , he fe lt n o r e m ors e .

(Y ou c a n b et th e s u rv iv o rs sta rte d s le epin g e ls e w here .) So G re ndel r u le d, fig htin g r ig ht, one a gain st m any, and th e g re ate st h all in a ll th e e arth sto od e m pty a t n ig ht.

Tw elv e y e ars th is w ent o n, Hro th gar s u ffe rin g th e g re ate st o f s o rro w s.

Poets s a ng s a d s o ngs th ro ughout th e w orld , how G re ndel to rm ente d H ro th gar; how n o w arrio r, no m atte r h ow b ra ve , co uld k ill G re ndel.

How G re ndel w asn 't about to s to p, or p ay d am ages.

Gre ndel k e pt a m bush in g fr o m h is la ir , 1/5 th e m oors w hic h la y in p erp etu al d ark n ess.

Then, th e c ru ele st o f a ll in ju rie s, he m ove d in to th e h all- - sta ye d th ere e ve ry n ig ht (th ough G od w ould n eve r a llo w su ch a n e vil th in g to a ctu ally to uch th e th ro ne).

Hro th gar w as b ro ke n; co uncil a fte r c o uncil p ro pose d what to d o a gain st th e a tta cks.

They e ve n w ent to h eath en te m ple s, wors h ip ped id ols , a nd c a lle d to th e D evil fo r h elp .

The D anes fo rg ot G od.

(W oe b e to th ose w ho g o to th e fir e 's e m bra ce , eve n in g re at d is tr e ss-- There is n o c o nso la tio n th ere .) No c o unse lo r, n o w arrio r co uld d estr o y th e e vil.

They w ept a nd s e eth ed.

Beo w ulf H ears o f G re n del But a w arrio r o f H yg ela c's heard o f G re ndel's d oin gs; he w as th e s tr o ngest o f m en aliv e in th at d ay, mig hty a nd n oble .

That m an c a lle d fo r a s h ip , sa id h e w ould c ro ss th e o ce an and h elp th e k in g w ho n eeded h elp .

Wis e m en u rg ed h im to th at a dve ntu re th ough h e w as d ear to th em .

They e xa m in ed o m ens and w hette d h im o n.

So th e g ood G eat c h ose th e b ra ve st w arrio rs , fo urte en o f th em , and th at c ra fty s a ilo r le d th em to th e la nd's b rim , to th e s h ip .

They r e adie d th e s h ip on th e w ave s u nder th e c lif fs and th e w arrio rs s to od a t th e p ro w as th e w ate r w ound a gain st th e s a nd.

The w arrio rs b ore in to th e s h ip 's b oso m brig ht w eapons, fit te d a rm or.

The m en s h ove d th e w ell- b ra ce d s h ip out o n th e jo urn ey th ey'd d re am ed o f.

2/5 The fo am y-n ecke d s h ip went o ut lik e a b ir d so th at th e n ext d ay it s c u rv e d p ro w had g one s o fa r th at th e s e afa re rs s a w la nd, sh in in g s h ore c lif fs and s te ep m ounta in s.

Their jo urn ey w as a lr e ady o ve r and th e G eat w arrio rs pulle d th eir s h ip to th e s h ore and s to od o n la nd in th eir r a ttlin g s h ir ts , th eir w ar-c lo th es. T hey th anke d G od fo r a n e asy tr ip .

Fro m h is w all th e s e a-g uard o f th e D anes, pro te cto r o f th e c lif fs , sa w b rig ht s h ie ld s and r e ady w ar d re ss co m in g o ve r th e g ang p la nk and h e w ondere d who th ose m en w ere .

Hro th gar's w arrio r r o de to s h ore o n h is h ors e .

Shakin g a m ig hty s p ear, h e s p oke :

"W ho a re y o u, in a rm or, who c o m e o ve r th e s e a-ro ad in th at s te ep k e el?

Lis te n: I g uard h ere so th at n o fo rc e s hostile to th e D anes may r a id . N eve r h as one s o o penly b ro ught a s h ip 's a rm y, w arrio rs , wit h out th e p erm is sio n o f m y k in sm en.

And n eve r h ave I s e en a g re ate r m an o n e arth , any m an in a rm or, th an is o ne a m ong y o u.

Unle ss I'm w ro ng, th at is n o h all- m an, ju st w earin g a rm or-- his s ta tu re is p eerle ss.

I w is h to k n ow y o ur lin eage n ow so I k n ow y o u a re n ot s p ie s goin g in to th e la nd o f th e D anes.

You fa r-d w elle rs , s e afa re rs , hear m y s im ple th ought:

yo u h ad b est h urry to te ll m e where y o u c o m e fr o m ." Beow ulf , le ader o f th e h ost unla tc h ed h is w ord -h oard :

"A s to k in , w e a re o f th e G eat n atio n, Hyg ela c's h earth -c o m panio ns.

My fa th er w as a le ader w ell k n ow n am ong th e p eople : E dgth eow .

He s ta ye d m any w in te rs 3/5 befo re h e w ent a w ay, aged, fr o m th e c o urt.

Eve ry w is e m an r e adily r e m em bers him th ro ughout th e e arth .

We h ave c o m e w it h fr ie ndly h earts to s e e y o ur lo rd , H ealf d ene's s o n, pro te cto r o f th e p eople .

Be g ood c o unse l to u s:

we h ave c o m e o n a g re at e rra nd to th e k in g o f th e D anes.

I th in k it fo olis h to k e ep s e cre ts . Y ou k n ow if it is tr u e w hat w e h ave h eard , th at a d ark e nem y in th e n ig hts work s v io le nce a nd s la ughte r on th e D anes. . . . P erh aps in k in dness I m ay a dvis e H ro th gar how h e, w is e a nd fa m ous, may o ve rc o m e th is e nem y-- if c h ange w ill e ve r c o m e, re lie f fr o m th is e vil- - and h ow th is s e eth in g s o rro w mig ht b eco m e c o ol. Oth erw is e , h e w ill s u ffe r tr ib ula tio n as lo ng a s h e liv e s in th at h ig h p la ce , th e b est o f h ouse s." The p ro te cto r o f th e c o ast, still o n h is h ors e , s p oke (a w is e s h ie ld w arrio r, one w ho th in ks w ell, must ju dge tw o th in gs:

work s a nd w ord s):

"I s e e th at y o u a re a b and fr ie ndly to th e lo rd o f th e D anes.

Go fo rth , b earin g a rm s a nd e quip m ent.

I w ill g uid e y o u. A ls o , I w ill o rd er m y m en to p ro te ct y o ur s h ip , th at n ew -ta rre d b oat o n th e s a nd, until it b ears y o u a gain back o ve r th e w ate r s tr e am s wit h it s c u rv e d w ooden n eck, back to th e la nd o f th e G eats -- if it b e g ra nte d th at y o u endure th e b attle ." They le ft th en th e w ell- m ade s h ip pullin g a t it s r o pe.

On th e g old -a dorn ed h elm ets fig ure s o f b oars s h one, th ose g uard s o ve r w ar-lik e m in ds.

The m en e xcit e dly m arc h ed u ntil th ey s a w th at o rn am ente d h all, th e fin est b uild in g o n e arth , th at g lit te re d lig ht o ve r m any la nds, where th e m ig hty o ne w ait e d.

The o ne b ra ve in b attle p oin te d 4/5 to w ard th e r e sp le ndent h all; th e g uard o f th e c o ast tu rn ed his h ors e a nd s a id a fte r th em :

"It is tim e fo r m e to g o.

May th e F ath er O m nip ote nt h old y o u sa fe a nd s o und in k in dness!

I w ill g o b ack to th e s e a to h old a gain st h ostile b ands." End o f e pis o de tw o * * * In e pis o de th re e, B eow ulf co m es to fix th e p ro ble m .

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