Beowulf? (Eww, that's a weird name!) Who is he? These people speak of him as if he was notorious. They are so welcoming to him. They say he's a Geat, the son of Edgetho and the nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats. He arrived and was brought straight to the king by Wiglaf. He said " Hail Hrothgar! Higalac is my king and cousin; the days of my youth have been filled with glory. Now Grendel's name has echoed through our land. { Ohh! That's nice! He has heard of my great son Grendel! } Then he said "I swam In the blackness of night, hunting monsters out of the ocean, and killing them one by one; death was my errand and the fate they had earned. Now Grendel and I are called together, and I’ve come." { Ooo and he wants to meet him too! Wow! I like him already!} Then he said "I, alone and with the help of my men, may purge all evil from this hall. I have heard too that the monster’s scorn of men is so great that he needs no weapons and fears nor will I." { Heyy! Wait a minute!.. He wants to kill my son not be Friends with him! That dirty bumm! How dare he?} Then the king went on to explain to him that because the damage my son has done to the hall, their once high rank has dropped tremendously! Then he told him that my son has killed a great deal of his men and shed their blood all over his hall and that he was grateful to have such a courageous warrior come to help them defeat the monster and my son, Grendel. Then they sat down at Beowulf's banquet and discussed the future. I can't believe that this Beowulf guy just decided that he was going to kill my son! How rude! Man, we could have been friends. Ugh his name disgusts me!
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