King Hrothgar of Denemark has built a mead-hall, Heorot, where his warriors can gather to drink and listen to stories sung by the scops. A terrible monster, Grendel, frightens the Danes. Beowulf, a young warrior, decides to sail to Danemark to defeat Grendel. He fights with the monster and mortally injures him.
Grendel's mother comes to Heorot seeking revange for he son. She kills Aeschene, one of Hrothgar beste friends. Beowulf travels to the like where she lives.He dives into the water and succeeds in killing Grendel's mother with a sword. Beowulf becomes king abd he rules for 50 years, bringing prosperity to his country. Then, when Beowulf is an old man, a dragon emerges from the barrow and begins killing the Geats. Beowulf has a premonition of disaster, but he decides to fight the fire dragon. He kills the monster, but he is mortally wounded and after the battle he dies.
