My own son is a Geatish warrior, and I am proud to say that I have taught him the good old ways on how to be a classic gentleman who does his duty. I had always waited for the day I could raise my own son to take in my footsteps and make me proud; I can boastfully say that I have gotten just that. In fact, just a few nights ago, my son came home with quite a story to tell. He had informed me that the great Beowulf had had an intense battle with the …show more content…
Yet, everyone still had faith in him to slay the dragon and win us the treasures of the hoard. But sadly, our King seemed to know his own destiny. As put by my son, who was there to witness it, Beowulf had began to speak of his days in combat. He spoke of his great single-handed defeat of Grendel, the experience of beheading Grendel’s mother and other stories of his most glorious days. It was as if he had seen his own death coming. Our King had went and fought a mighty battle with the dragon, but sadly his trusted warriors let him down. They betrayed him, and ran in fear when he needed them the