Beowulf

Beowulf became king of the Geats.

Beowulf was fatally wounded in the battle.

Beowulf killed Grendel with his bare hands.

Beowulf decided to follow the dragon to its lair.

In the sunny afternoon, today the 21st of August of 2022, my family sipped some King Arthur's Dry Mead from Chinook Arch Meadery. For many years, I've wondered what mead or honey wine would taste like, as I know that our surname in would-be Esperanto means "mead frog"—"medo" plus "rano"—"Medrano." It's like a drunken amphibian. Ancient Egyptians consumed mead, and ancient Beowulf and Tolkien writings mention it.

John Gardner’s retelling of Beowulf is titled Grendel.

Beowulf is as great a hero as Sigmund.

The highest rank attainable is yokozuna, or grand champion. They are the heroes of the Japanese, the Rolands, the Beowulfs, the Siegfrieds of the Cherry Blossom Empire.