Saturday, October 24, 2009

Key Characters

Beowulf- he is the hero of the story. a Geat who comes to Denmark to rid the people of a fericious beast. He also fights Grendals mother, and later on in his life, a dragon. he is the strongest ablest warrior around.

Hrothgar- He is the king of the danes, a great king who leads his people to prosperity. He is a wise and aged ruler.

Grendel- Grendel is a deamon, an ancestor of Cain he is the beast terrorizing Herot.

Grendels mother- she is an unnamed hag who posesses even ess human qualities than grendel himself.

Dragon- the dragon is a beast who gaurdes the treasure and is eventually killed by Beowulf.

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