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Answer (2): The story of Beowulf begins with the funeral of the great and loved king Beo, and ended ultimately with the death and funeral of the great and strong king Beowulf. This is not just a coincidence, but it symbolizes how important and meaningful the death of a king is to the Danes. We know this because in lines 36-40 it states “Next to that noble corpse They heaped up treasures, jeweled helmets, Hooked swords and coats of mail, armor carried from the ends of the earth: no ship had ever sailed so brightly fitted,”. We already know how important treasure is to the Danes, so for them to send off their king with so much treasure shows us how important the concept of death and the afterlife is to the Danes. Sadly the story of Beowulf also

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