Fill in the Blanks Beowulf SummaryOnline version After reviewing summaries of Beowulf, fill in the blank. by Sarah Horn 1 Hrothgar goblet Wiglaf weapons Beowulf naked 50 Geats melts treasure trophies slave hero arm tower funeral Grendel dragon wars mother 11 father sword 12 dies The Danish King built a mead hall for his warriors to celebrate in . A monster , , begins attacking the hall and killing men . This continues for years . , a warrior , arrives to defeat the monster as repayment for King Hrothgar saving his years ago . Before the fight , Beowulf lays down his armor and sword - he will fight and without , the same way Grendel does . They will be equals . When Grendel arrives at night to attack the mead hall , Beowulf fights him and tears off his . Grendel retreats home and . The arm is hung on the wall to celebrate . Grendel's , in revenge for the death of her son , kills one of the King's men and takes Grendel's arm . Beowulf follows her to a lair and defeats her using a magic to slice off her head . The sword then , leaving only the hilt . Beowulf finds the body of Grendel , and returns to the king with Grendel's head and the hilt of the magic sword as . Beowulf is showered in gifts by King Hrothgar . When he returns home to , he is proclaimed a . Years later , Beowulf has been King of Geats for years . There is peace until a steals a golden from a . The dragon begins burning the lands . King Beowulf , now old and weak , brings men to help him stop the dragon , but all except one man , , runs away when they see the dragon . Beowulf is burned by the dragon . Wiglaf attacks the dragon , and Beowulf manages to cut the beast in half . Close to death , Beowulf looks at the dragon's treasure and asks a to built in his honor . Wiglaf brings Beowulf's body home and spreads the news of his death to Geats , warning that will begin without Beowulf to protect them . The people of Geats hold a great for Beowulf , and bury the dragon's with him .