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Beowulf - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The Geats don't have the best relationship with nearby groups. They would likely be invaded as soon as word of Beowulf's death spreads.
    - - One possible outcome is the Geats need help from the Danes, whom they are allied with after Beowulf killed Grendel and his mother.
  - - - Beowulf's Barrow would be a resting place for Beowulf. This would symbolise Beowulf and his legacy for all future Geats.
  - - - The Danes will remember him for saving them from Grendel. He will become a legend to them, and his legacy there will be passed down.
    - - Beowulf will be remembered as an amazing king and a hero. His tales will be retold by the Geats forever.
- - - - Son of Ecgtheow
        
        Ecgtheow made an alliance with the Shieldings., which Beowulf must continue. Beowulf has inherited Ecgtheow's reputation and alliances.
      - Geat
    - - Brave, Courageous, willing to die to protect his people
  - - - So far, antagonist
    - - Biblical reference
        
        Anglo-Saxons are religious
      - Evil person/ demon
    - - Is upset because he is exiled. He seeks revenge against the Danes. He will not stop until he has killed everyone
  - - - Family is important; achievements affect entire family's reputation.
    - - An example of the importance of family. Sheafson goes from a foundling to a ruler and is well-known and generally respected. His son, Beow, inherits his reputation, as well as the kingdom. Both of their reputations are passed down to Halfdane and then Hrothgar, who builds a mead hall, Heorot.
    - - Swedes and Danes now occupy Sweden and Denmark. Are these groups in the book ancestors of the people there now?
- - - - Courageous
      - Confident- Thinks he is as strong as Grendel
    - - "Trophy"- Represents and immortalises Beowulf's victory against Grendel.
  - - - Ecgtheow killed a Wulfing and started a feud with them. Hrothgar mends the feud, and Ecgtheow pledges allegiance to Hrothgar. Beowulf continues this alliance. Ecgtheow was brave and strong, so Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, will also be brave and strong.
  - - - Not as brave
        
        Hasn't tried to fight Grendel, but mocks Beowulf, who does.
      - Jealous
        
        Tries to put down Beowulf and harm Beowulf's reputation to build up his own.
- - - - A theme is that fate is sealed, that no matter how great, all heroes will die someday.
  - - - Thief steals goblet.
    - - Dragon finds and guards it
        
        Dragon is enraged
      - Last survivor knows that gold is worthless now that his tribe is dead. He buries it and dies. This supports the theme that, in the end, bravery and courage are better than money and gold.
  - - - Except for Wiglaf and Beowulf, the men all flee.
      - Another idea is that it is better to die a hero than to live as a coward. Beowulf's men were cowardly, and maybe if they had fought rather than fleed, Beowulf wouldn't have died. This seems to be part of a "warrior code" Many people from the story (Beowulf, Wiglaf, etc) follow this. Characters who don't (Unferth, Beowulf's men) are cowardly and not nearly as successful or influential as Beowulf.
      - Beowulf continues fighting, even when he will definitely die.
    - - Wiglaf represents loyalty and persistence. He stays beside Beowulf until the bitter end. If Wiglaf didn't fight, then Beowulf would have lost.
- - - - Represents the source of Grendel's evil and all evil affecting the Shieldings.
      - The book suggests that Grendel's evil is still there, evil must be cut off at its source.
    - - Represents the end of Grendel's reign of terror on Heorot.
    - - Could represent Unferth's dislike of Beowulf, and how, even after apologising, they still dislike each other.
    - - When Grendel's mother dies, the sea monsters disappear. They represent Grendel and his mother's evilness and how it is gone when they are dead, and everyone is safe from them now.
  - - - Unferth's sword doesn't do anything.
      - Grendel's mother matches Beowulf's strength hand-to-hand.
      - Beowulf needs to use the giant's sword.