num_pages: 2
description: This tale celebrates the hero, Beowulf, who goes to Denmark and slays the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother. He later becomes the king of Geatland, and in old age meets death in combat with a dragon.
language: English
title: Beowulf
titlecomplete: Beowulf
characters: Onela, Wealhtheow, Beowulf, Grendel, Unferth, Breca, Hrothgar, Wiglaf
genres: Fiction, Poetry, School, Literature, Read For School, Classics, Medieval, High School, Mythology, Fantasy
ratings_count: 295581
places: Geatland, Sweden, Denmark
publisher: Penguin Audiobooks