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hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon. }}

 

we have heard, and what honor the athelings won!|Opening lines of ''Beowulf''}}

 

* [[Death Seeker]]: Beowulf's decision to have one last fight before he dies.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Beowulf himself.

* [[Downer Ending]]: Beowulf dies in the fight against the dragon, and it's implied that, without their leader, the Geats will be conquered by their Swedish neighbors. Of course, Saxons love reminding their readers of the fate after.

* [[Due to the Dead]]: An important motif in the story, especially Beowulf's funeral at the end. He's buried with the gold he rescues from the dragon because the Geats feel he deserves no less.