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I. THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SCYLD.
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II. SCYLD’S SUCCESSORS.—HROTHGAR’S GREAT MEAD-HALL.
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III. GRENDEL THE MURDERER.
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IV. BEOWULF GOES TO HROTHGAR’S ASSISTANCE.
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V. THE GEATS REACH HEOROT.
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VI. BEOWULF INTRODUCES HIMSELF AT THE PALACE.
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VII. HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF.
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VIII. HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF.—Continued.
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IX. UNFERTH TAUNTS BEOWULF.
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X. BEOWULF SILENCES UNFERTH.—GLEE IS HIGH.
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XI. ALL SLEEP SAVE ONE.
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XII. GRENDEL AND BEOWULF.
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XIII. GRENDEL IS VANQUISHED.
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XIV. REJOICING OF THE DANES.
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XV. HROTHGAR’S GRATITUDE.
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XVI. HROTHGAR LAVISHES GIFTS UPON HIS DELIVERER.
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XVII. BANQUET (continued).—THE SCOP’S SONG OF FINN AND HNÆF.
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XVIII. THE FINN EPISODE (continued).—THE BANQUET CONTINUES.
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XIX. BEOWULF RECEIVES FURTHER HONOR.
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XX. THE MOTHER OF GRENDEL.
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XXI. HROTHGAR’S ACCOUNT OF THE MONSTERS.
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XXII. BEOWULF SEEKS GRENDEL’S MOTHER.
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XXIII. BEOWULF’S FIGHT WITH GRENDEL’S MOTHER.
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XXIV. BEOWULF IS DOUBLE-CONQUEROR.
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XXV. BEOWULF BRINGS HIS TROPHIES.—HROTHGAR’S GRATITUDE.
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XXVI. HROTHGAR MORALIZES.—REST AFTER LABOR.
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XXVII. SORROW AT PARTING.
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XXVIII. THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY.—THE TWO QUEENS.
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XXIX. BEOWULF AND HIGELAC.
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XXX. BEOWULF NARRATES HIS ADVENTURES TO HIGELAC.
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XXXI. GIFT-GIVING IS MUTUAL.
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XXXII. THE HOARD AND THE DRAGON.
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XXXIII. BRAVE THOUGH AGED.—REMINISCENCES.
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XXXIV. BEOWULF SEEKS THE DRAGON.—BEOWULF’S REMINISCENCES.
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XXXV. REMINISCENCES (continued).—BEOWULF’S LAST BATTLE.
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XXXVI. WIGLAF THE TRUSTY.—BEOWULF IS DESERTED BY FRIENDS AND BY SWORD.
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XXXVII. THE FATAL STRUGGLE.—BEOWULF’S LAST MOMENTS.
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XXXVIII. WIGLAF PLUNDERS THE DRAGON’S DEN.—BEOWULF’S DEATH.
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XXXIX. THE DEAD FOES.—WIGLAF’S BITTER TAUNTS.
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XL. THE MESSENGER OF DEATH.
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XLI. THE MESSENGER’S RETROSPECT.
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XLII. WIGLAF’S SAD STORY.—THE HOARD CARRIED OFF.
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XLIII. THE BURNING OF BEOWULF.