Beowulf is a renowned story which has inspired items, etc.
Overview[]
Time to remember the tales read in 6th grade. Beowulf is perhaps the oldest written Anglo-Saxon story on record, and chronicles the mighty deeds of one warrior. A story from Britain, it chronicles the tales of a Scandinavian warrior, Beowulf, and his many triumphs over monsters threatening the land of his friends and those of his homeland.
Beowulf's most famous battle is his first: the one against Grendel, a fearsome monster who attacks the Danes for years on end before Beowulf arrives and slays him barehanded. After a night of celebration, they are shocked to discover the attack of Grendel's mother. Beowulf takes up his enchanted sword, Hrunting, and , with more difficulty slays her - after Hrunting fails him for the first time ever.
Beowulf settles into kingship and rules comfortably for 50 years. A clumsy treasure-seeking adventurer then stumbles across the hoard of a dragon and enrages the beast. Beowulf must fight again, although he feels confrontation thus may be his last. When all of his men desert him but one, he slays the dragon with a dagger after taking a mortal wound. He orders the colossal treasure to be released from the dragon's hoard. The treasure was buried with him in a massive mound on the coast, and it supposedly remains there to this day.
Trivia[]
- There is a Gangrel vampire, also called Beowulf.
- Dead Magic II also has a Wonder based and titled on the Hrunting.
References[]
- MTAs: Dead Magic II: Secrets and Survivors, p. 123