Further, down the road, Beowulf gets to be King of the Geats and is in charge of managing his kingdom. The dragon, a winged serpent that was angry attacked the castle. Beowulf and his hirelings, the thegns assault the dragon, however, they cannot overcome him. The signs withdraw for security, besides Wiglaf and Beowulf, who show another …show more content…
Beowulf swings back and forth, trying to rip out the dragon's heart. He swings one good time reaches in, grabs the dragon's heart, and he rips it out. Then Beowulf falls as the dragon is falling with his heart ripped out.
Beowulf lands with the dragon by the ocean edge and is laying there looking at the dragon. The dragon starts to get smaller as he is still watching him Beowulf sees him turn into a man. Beowulf just touches him and the ocean sweeps him away. Wiglaf arrives next to Beowulf; Beowulf says to build a tower so everyone will remember how big of a hero he was. Beowulf wanted Wiglaf to be king after his death and for Wiglaf to take care of his queen and his mistress. After Beowulf's death, they have a cast away when they put him on a ship and light it on fire and watch it burn. Wiglaf sees a creature over top of Beowulf going with him as the ship sinks. Beowulf was a true epic hero; he was there for people who could not fight battles by their