Motif
aged hero's solitary final combat
aged_hero_s_solitary_final_combat
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem BRAVE THOUGH AGED.--REMINISCENCES. / XXXIV. / BEOWULF SEEKS THE DRAGON.--BEOWULF'S REMINISCENCES. / XXXV.; lines 5291-5424 confidence: high
Beowulf gives his last salutation, says he would not bear a blade for the dragon if he could do as he did with Grendel, expects hot fire, wears shield and war-mail, will not flee the barrow-ward, and says Fate and the Creator will decide.
Beowulf presents the encounter as his own task, orders the retainers to wait, and states he will gain gold or die.
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