Beowulf - The Dragon
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- I will fight the dragon alone. You wait on the barrow
- A slave steals a golden cup from the lair of a dragon at Earnanæs.
- When the dragon sees that the cup has been stolen, it leaves its cave in a rage, burning everything in sight.
- I must help lord Beowulf
- Beowulf and his warriors come to fight the dragon, but Beowulf tells his men that he will fight the dragon alone and that they should wait on the barrow.
- Beowulf descends to do battle with the dragon, but finds himself outmatched.
- His men, upon seeing this and fearing for their lives, retreat into the woods. One of his men, Wiglaf, however, in great distress at Beowulf's plight, comes to his aid.
- The two slay the dragon, but Beowulf is mortally wounded.
- After Beowulf's death, he is ritually burned on a great pyre in Geatland while his people wail and mourn him, fearing that without him, the Geates are defenseless against attacks from surrounding tribes.
- After Beowulf's death, he is ritually burned on a great pyre in Geatland while his people wail and mourn him, fearing that without him, the Geates are defenseless against attacks from surrounding tribes.
- Afterwards, a barrow, visible from the sea, is built in his memory.
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