There are a two heroic acts that Beowulf accomplished that characterize him as being noble. One
example of these acts is his altruistic behavior through out his life.When beowolf heard that the
great king hrothgar and his knights were being attacked by the evil monster Grendel. Without even
asking king hrothgar what was in it for him Beowolf got up and took 14 of his men and sailed on a
ship to king hrothgar's palace to face the evil monster Grendel in hand to hand combat. Beowolf told
the king that he will leave his fate to god and if god wants him killed Grendel will kill him.If god
doesn't want him to die beowolf will come out victorios in killing Grendel.
The king liked Beowolf's noble words and wished him luck.Beowolf without hesitation laid
down in the line of knights to wait for Grendel to strike.
The Old English epic poem Beowulf is written in al...
An illustration of Grendel by J.R. Skelton from St...
Beowulf & GrendelThis part of the story shows that Beowolf is
not completly moral because he lets some knights be killed by Grendel before he attacks. Beowulf
and Grendel fight and the monster's arm is ripped off causing a slow and painful death.Even though
Beowolf didn't do this heroic and noble act for the reward ing Hrothgar gave him a sword and eight
horses with golden cheek plates.
The second act of Beowolf's conflict with grendel showing his nobility is not with Gredel
himself but with Grendels mother. After Grendel was killed his mother was very angry and killed a
knight in king Hrothgar's court the same way her son had. King Hrothgar was very disturbed by this
and didn't know what to do. He called for Beowolf and told him of a dangerous swamp where
Grendel and his mother lived. The king also said that no one would...