Anglo-Saxon Legends

ANGLO-SAXON LEGENDS

The Anglo-Saxons loved to gather in the great
Lord’s Halls to both tell, and listen to stories.
They believed in things like monsters, giants and
witches, and their legends were full of such beings.
The most famous of the Anglo-Saxon heroes was a
young man called Beowulf who was a Geat. Geats
were a group of warriors who lived in what is now
known as southern Sweden.

Beowulf was very brave and travelled to Denmark
To kill a fearsome monster called Grendel.
Not only did he have to kill Grendel, he also had to
kill Grendel’s mother. This took him a whole day
and a lot of strength and courage. When both the
monsters were dead Beowulf was able to free the
people of the kingdom where Grendel and his
mother had frightened so many people.

Brave Beowulf was made the King of Geatland
where he reigned for many years. One day a fire
breathing dragon came to Geat because it believed
that some of the townsfolk had stolen his treasure.
King Beowulf was forced to protect his people by
fighting and killing the dragon, but he was wounded
in the fight and later died. Beowulf was a true
hero and was given a hero’s funeral.