Monday, December 3, 2007

Hygelac's Entry

The Good, The Bad, and The Fiery...

First, some old news. In case you haven’t heard what has happened, I’ll let you know. I am so proud of my nephew, Beowulf. He has done great things for my country of Geatland. I sent him off to defeat that horrible monster in Denmark and he returned not only having killed Grendel, but Grendel’s mother as well. I remember when I first heard the news, I celebrated for days. My Beowulf, being a hero in Denmark and solidifying our relationship with the Danes. Ah, the depth of my pride in him. I thought there was nothing that could defeat Beowulf. And since then we have had such great relationships with the Danes. They protect us and we protect them.

But now my country is in despair. The once dormant dragon has been roaming my country, destroying it with his fire and anger. What happened that this would happen to me? I hear more stories every day of villages in ruin and forests being burned. My heart breaks for my people. When will this end? Who can defeat this huge dragon? I can only hope that Beowulf will come soon and correct this awful tragedy that has come upon Geatland. I desperately want my kingdom to become great once again and the only way for that to happen is for this dragon to be killed.

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