Question: why did beowulf go to help hrothgar?
Answer: -Beowulf goes to help Hrothgar because Hrothgar helped Beowulf's father when Beowulf was a baby. -After Beowulf was born his father got into a war with another tribe's warrior. The other warrior was killed by Ecgtheow (Beowulf's father). The deceased family wanted revenge, so families were killing people; war results.