Imagine being gnawed on by a giant dragon and no one was there to help. How loyal does one really have to be, to help kill an undefeated dragon? In Beowulf’s last fight, loyalty is emphasized to be one of the bravest and courageous things someone can show to another. When all of Beowulf’s helpers left, only one stayed to help, except Wiglaf, “No help or backing up was to be had then from his high-born comrades; that hand-picked troop broke ranks and ran for their lives to the safety of the wood. But within one heart sorrow welled up: in a man of worth the claims of kinship cannot be denied. His name was Wiglaf, a son of Weohstan’s, a well-regarded Shylfing warrior related to Aelfhere” (Beowulf 2597-2604). Even long before Beowulf was a king to his people, he has been loyal to many people himself. When
Imagine being gnawed on by a giant dragon and no one was there to help. How loyal does one really have to be, to help kill an undefeated dragon? In Beowulf’s last fight, loyalty is emphasized to be one of the bravest and courageous things someone can show to another. When all of Beowulf’s helpers left, only one stayed to help, except Wiglaf, “No help or backing up was to be had then from his high-born comrades; that hand-picked troop broke ranks and ran for their lives to the safety of the wood. But within one heart sorrow welled up: in a man of worth the claims of kinship cannot be denied. His name was Wiglaf, a son of Weohstan’s, a well-regarded Shylfing warrior related to Aelfhere” (Beowulf 2597-2604). Even long before Beowulf was a king to his people, he has been loyal to many people himself. When