Anglo Saxon and his epic Beowulf

Beowulf was an old Anglo Saxon epic composed in 3000 lines. It was the greatest and longest old English poem with heroic adventures and tragic end of the hero. the poem has no rhyme but the aliterative style sounds sweet and beautiful. It was composed during the 7th century. the main theme of poem is sacriface of a great hero of the sake of the Danes. During the reign of the king Horthgar, a great disaster occurred. He had earned name and fame, wealth and prosperity all. He had built a huge dining hall, Herot for his worriors. they buse to rest and sleep there. Grengel . The demon was seriously injured and escaped. He went to the lake and died. Mother saw this death of her son and, in anger, come to kill Beowulf. However, she was also kiled. After the death of Heothgar, he was crowned as the king of the Danes. they respected and honoured him as their great hero. Again, he had to fight with a breathing creature. He kills it, but he is also wounded and dies. There is the beautiful description of the pathetic scene of his funeral fire. All cried and their cry was along with the cracking sound of the fire.