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39 Chapters
Chapter 1 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SCYLD.
Chapter 2 SCYLD'S SUCCESSORS.-HROTHGAR'S GREAT MEAD-HALL.
Chapter 3 GRENDEL THE MURDERER.
Chapter 4 BEOWULF GOES TO HROTHGAR'S ASSISTANCE.
Chapter 5 THE GEATS REACH HEOROT.
Chapter 6 BEOWULF INTRODUCES HIMSELF AT THE PALACE.
Chapter 7 HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF.
Chapter 8 No.8
Chapter 9 UNFERTH TAUNTS BEOWULF.
Chapter 10 BEOWULF SILENCES UNFERTH.-GLEE IS HIGH.
Chapter 11 ALL SLEEP SAVE ONE.
Chapter 12 GRENDEL AND BEOWULF.
Chapter 13 GRENDEL IS VANQUISHED.
Chapter 14 REJOICING OF THE DANES.
Chapter 15 HROTHGAR'S GRATITUDE.
Chapter 16 HROTHGAR LAVISHES GIFTS UPON HIS DELIVERER.
Chapter 17 No.17
Chapter 18 No.18
Chapter 19 BEOWULF RECEIVES FURTHER HONOR.
Chapter 20 THE MOTHER OF GRENDEL.
Chapter 21 HROTHGAR'S ACCOUNT OF THE MONSTERS.
Chapter 22 BEOWULF SEEKS GRENDEL'S MOTHER.
Chapter 23 BEOWULF'S FIGHT WITH GRENDEL'S MOTHER.
Chapter 24 BEOWULF IS DOUBLE-CONQUEROR.
Chapter 25 BEOWULF BRINGS HIS TROPHIES.-HROTHGAR'S GRATITUDE.
Chapter 26 HROTHGAR MORALIZES.-REST AFTER LABOR.
Chapter 27 SORROW AT PARTING.
Chapter 28 THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY.-THE TWO QUEENS.
Chapter 29 BEOWULF AND HIGELAC.
Chapter 30 BEOWULF NARRATES HIS ADVENTURES TO HIGELAC.
Chapter 31 GIFT-GIVING IS MUTUAL.
Chapter 32 THE HOARD AND THE DRAGON.
Chapter 33 BRAVE THOUGH AGED.-REMINISCENCES.
Chapter 34 BEOWULF SEEKS THE DRAGON.-BEOWULF'S REMINISCENCES.
Chapter 35 No.35
Chapter 36 WIGLAF THE TRUSTY.-BEOWULF IS DESERTED BY FRIENDS AND BY SWORD.
Chapter 37 THE FATAL STRUGGLE.-BEOWULF'S LAST MOMENTS.
Chapter 38 WIGLAF PLUNDERS THE DRAGON'S DEN.-BEOWULF'S DEATH.
Chapter 39 THE DEAD FOES.-WIGLAF'S BITTER TAUNTS.
Chapter 40 THE MESSENGER OF DEATH.
Chapter 41 THE MESSENGER'S RETROSPECT.
Chapter 42 WIGLAF'S SAD STORY.-THE HOARD CARRIED OFF.
Chapter 43 THE BURNING OF BEOWULF.
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Chapter 39 THE DEAD FOES.-WIGLAF'S BITTER TAUNTS.

Wiglaf is sorely grieved to see his lord look so un-warlike.

It had wofully chanced then the youthful retainer

To behold on earth the most ardent-belovèd

At his life-days' limit, lying there helpless.

The slayer too lay there, of life all bereavèd,

5 Horrible earth-drake, harassed with sorrow:

The dragon has plundered his last hoa

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