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Summary of The Book Beowulf

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This page provides an outline of the Beowulf poem.

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Overall Outline of the Poem

2 Books, 3 Parts, 43 Fitts

The poem is broken into 2 books, 3 parts, and 43 sections.

In addition, our unit study has these divided into 12 lessons.

Book One: The Rise of Beowulf

Part 1: Grendel

Part 2: Grendel's Mother

Book Two: The Fall of Beowulf

Part 3: The Dragon

Lesson One

Silouette Beowulf Mead Hall

I. The Funeral of Scyld Scefing

II. Hrothgar Builds Heorot

Lesson Two

Silouette Beowulf Grendel Troll

III. Grendel Attacks

IV. Beowulf Hears and Sets Out

Lesson Three

Silouette Beowulf Viking Ship

V. A Danish Watchman Allows the Geat
Warriors to March to Hearot

VI.Beowulf's Company at Hearot's Gate

VII. Beowulf Tells Hrothgar His Plan

VIII. Hrothgar Responds to Beowulf's Arrival

Lesson Four

Silouette Beowulf Pctopus Sea Monster

IX. Unferth Taunts Beowulf

X. Beowulf and Brecca's Contest

XI. God Gave One Man the Strength to Save Them

Lesson Five

Silouette Beowulf and Grendel arms

XII. Grendel Attacks the Geat Warriors

XIII. Beowulf's Victory

XIV. Danes Rejoice / A Minstrel’s Tale

XV. Hrothgar and Beowulf Gaze at the Arm & Speak

Lesson Six

Silouette Horses from Hrothgar

XVI. Hrothgar Bestows Valuable Gifts on Beowulf

XVII. More Treasures Given & Song of Hildegard and Finn

XVIII. Song of Hildeburg & Finn Continued

XIX. More Gifts, More Gracious Words

Lesson Seven

Silouette Grendel's Mother

XX. She-Monster Attacks

XXI. Hrothgar Answers Beowulf In Sorrow

XXII. Journey to the Water's Edge

XXIII. Beowulf Meets the She-Monster

Lesson Eight

Silouette Beowulf Cliff and Cave of Grendel's Mother

XXIV. Beowulf's Second Victory

XXV. Reunion with King Hrothgar

XXVI. Hrothgar’s Warning & A Night of Rest

XXVII. Farewell to Hrothgar

Lesson Nine

Silouette Beowulf Sword

XXVIII. Return to Geatland and
Comparison of Two Queens

XXIX. Reunion with King Hygelac

XXX. Freawaru & Ingeld; Beowulf Continues

XXXI. Beowulf Gives Hrothgar the Treasure

Book Two: Part Three: Lesson Ten

Silouette Beowulf Corslet Shield and Sword

XXXII. An Ancient Treasure Found

XXXIII. How Beowulf Became King

XXXIV. Beowulf Reminisces

XXXV. Beowulf Faces the Dragon

Lesson Eleven

Silouette Beowulf Dragon Head

XXXVI. Dragon Strikes Again, Wiglaf Comes

XXXVII. Dragon Struck Down; Beowulf's Request

XXXVIII. Last Request and Farewell

XXXIX. Wiglaf’s Reproach

Lesson Twelve

Silouette Beowulf Funeral Pyre

XL. Announcement to the Geat Tribe

XLI.The Messenger Continues

XLII. Fate of the Treasure Hoard

XLIII. The Funeral




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