Beowulf's Hope For The World

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Beowulf is the strong fearless leader of the Geats whose bravery and strength saved the Danes from the terrible monsters of Grendel, his mother, and a fire breathing dragon. Even through the tough situations, Beowulf risked death to help the greater amount of people. I believe that Beowulf leaves us with hope for the world. When he dies, it is a sad moment, but knowing that Beowulf inspired WIglaf to step up to the plate and become a new strong fearless leader leaves us with hope that the Geats will be in good hands for many years to come. During the final battle against the fire breathing dragon, all of Beowulf’s weapons are failing him, Wiglaf, a fellow warrior in Beowulf’s army comes to his aid and helps him slay the dragon. The deadly

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