Beowulf, a young Danish warrior, goes to help his uncle Hrothgar, king of Denmark. Hrothgar builds a great mead-hall, "the deer", which suffers attacks for twelve years by a monster, Grendel, which lives in a wetland. The same night of his arrival, the monster kills a person, but Beowulf reacts and kills Grendel. The next night, Grendel's mother arrives, does a massacre and goes away. Hrothgar prays Beowulf who goes to search the monster and kills her after a long fight with a magic sword.
After fifty years, Beowulf becomes the king of Denmark; suddenly a dragon attacks the country destroying everything. Beowulf decides to fight alone. During the fight, the sword breaks but with the aid of Wiglaf he manages to kill the dragon. At the end Beowulf dies and is buried in the treasure guarded by the dragon.
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After fifty years, Beowulf becomes the king of Denmark; suddenly a dragon attacks the country destroying everything. Beowulf decides to fight alone. During the fight, the sword breaks but with the aid of Wiglaf he manages to kill the dragon. At the end Beowulf dies and is buried in the treasure guarded by the dragon.
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