Beowulf was the hero and main character in the epic poem of the same name.
In this poem Beowulf is a Scandinavian hero that aids the king of the Danes by defeating the monster Grendel and its mother. Because of this merits he eventually becomes the king of the Geats. Fifty years later Beowulf goes to the battlefield once more and defeats a Dragon with the help of one of his soldiers, Wiglaf, but is fatally wounded and dies.
