- Setting: Denmark and Geatland
- Characters: Beowulf, Hrothgar, Grendel, Unferth, and Wiglaf
- Plot: Beowulf travels to Denmark to help Hrothgar defeat the monster Grendel. After killing Grendel, Beowulf fights Grendel's mother and then returns to Geatland.
- Theme: Beowulf's courage and strength are tested against the challenges of the monsters he fights, but he ultimately prevails.