This Wiki project was created by students of Missouri University of Science and Technology's British Literature 1 course. Dr. Jossalyn G. Larson is their instructor.
Beowulf Manuscript
Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem written in the English language. While the main character and the poem's namesake looms large, the epic is full of characters with backstories of their own. This wiki seeks to compile research on each of these characters
Beowulf's battle with Grendel's Mother
Beowulf is this awesome warrior dude who we get to see smashing monsters and slaying dragons throughout his story. He comes from a people called the Geats. The leader of the Geats' clan to which Beowulf belongs is named Hygelac. Ecgtheow, Beowulf's father, was super close with Hygelac and actually married his sister, Beowulf's mother, who doesn't get a name. So he's basically a Geatish prince (kinda) and a favorite of the king. After saving another kingdom from a monster AND that monster's crazy helicopter mom, Beowulf will eventually become king himself.
And then he'll slay a dragon.