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  2. Jan 5, 2015 · The poem then ends with Beowulf, now in his twilight years, slaying a third monster (this time, a dragon), although this encounter proves his undoing, as he is fatally wounded in the battle. The poem ends with his subsequent death and ‘burial’ at sea. But the poem doesn’t begin with Beowulf.

  3. Beowulf does indeed “stand” until he wins, but not much longer. He dies with some final instructions to Wiglaf about how he should be remembered. In Beowulf’s mind, “fate” and “God ...

  4. The now much older Beowulf prepares to go to battle against the dragon. During the battle, the dragon melts Beowulf's shield and breaks his sword. Before reading the final passages, go to 1.07 Beowulf and the Dragon Discussion to predict what you think will happen next in the epic.

  5. Across the sea in Geatland—a region which corresponds to southern Sweden—the warrior Beowulf hears of Grendel and resolves to take a company of men to kill the troll. Beowulf sails to the now-abandoned Heorot and awaits Grendel’s arrival. Without the use of weapons, Beowulf delivers a mortal wound to Grendel, who returns to his lair to die.

  6. ( Norton, 70) The Last Survivor's Speech has ideas similar to those found in the ubi sunt passage in "The Wanderer": life is short; it will end in the endless winter; joy and pleasure are impermanent; fate rules all things; and in the end, the warrior is left alone to await his death.

  7. The dragon is in a fury after this attack, spitting deadly fire. The shooting flames dart everywhere. Beowulf's shield does not protect him for as long as he would like. For the first time he has to fight on when Fate has decided he will not win.

  8. Beowulf pulls out his knife and slits the dragon down the middle. The dragon falls sideways. The two together have defeated the dreadful foe. These letters spell DRAGON. They are written in an old kind of Anglo-Saxon writing called RUNES.

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