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    Beowulf is an Old English epic poem centered around the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his battles with the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother. It is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature, though its author is unknown. The poem depicts events in 6th century Scandinavia and Denmark and references some historical figures like King Hrothgar, though there is no evidence that Beowulf himself was a real person.

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    Beowulf is an Old English epic poem centered around the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his battles with the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother. It is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature, though its author is unknown. The poem depicts events in 6th century Scandinavia and Denmark and references some historical figures like King Hrothgar, though there is no evidence that Beowulf himself was a real person.

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    Beowulf is an Old English epic poem centered around the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his battles with the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother. It is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature, though its author is unknown. The poem depicts events in 6th century Scandinavia and Denmark and references some historical figures like King Hrothgar, though there is no evidence that Beowulf himself was a real person.

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    Beowulf is a heroic poem, considered the highest achievement of Old English literature
    and the earliest European vernacular epic.Although originally untitled, it was later named
    after the Scandinavian hero Beowulf, whose exploits and character provide its connecting
    theme.
    2. Beowulf takes place in early 6th-century Scandinavia, primarily in what is known today as
    Denmark and Sweden.
    3. The author of Beowulf is unknown. It is possible that the poem was composed by and
    transmitted between several different poets before it was preserved in a single manuscript
    that dates to about 1000.
    4. Upon his return to Heorot, Beowulf presents to King Hrothgar Grendel’s decapitated
    head and the jeweled hilt of the sword he used to kill Grendel’s mother.
    5. There is no evidence of a historical Beowulf, but other characters, sites, and events in the
    poem can be historically verified. For example, the poem’s Danish King Hrothgar and his
    nephew Hrothulf are generally believed to have been based on historical figures.

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