A Summary of Beowolf

The basis of the Anglo-Saxon poem of Beowulf can be summarized in the beginning when a lord, Healfdene, reigned over the proud Sycldings.
Healfdene's son Hrothgar was eventually granted to rule because of his loyalty to the armies, and glory in battle. Hrothgar came to the decision to build a great mead-hall, or Heorot. The Heorot, however, developed a concern among the Sycldings because of what happened often at night, when they slept. An evil creature referred to as Grendel liked to gouge and consume the soldiers, and other people who rested there in the darkness.
Beowulf was a good m…