[The links will take you to the appropriate place in a copy of the original Old English text, which is accompanied by a rough translation. If you prefer Heaney's translation, just look for the corresponding line numbers.]

• The last sentence of the Prologue, and of the description Scyld Scefing's funeral: Prologue, (lines 50 ff.).

• The last sentence of the description of the raising of Heorot: Section 1, (lines 80 ff.).

• More passages about the burning of Heorot:
  • On the damage done to Heorot by the battle between Beowulf & Grendel: Section 11, (lines 777 ff.).
  • Beowulf foretells how the peace-making marriage between Freawaru, daughter of Hrothgar the Dane, and Prince Ingeld of the Heathobards will end in disaster. When Freawaru arrives in the hall of the Heathobards she will be accompanied by Danish warriors, among whom will be the son of a man who killed a Heathobard. That Dane will be carrying a weapon taken from the Heathobard who his father killed. One of of the old Heathobards will recognize the weapon and stir up a companion to take revenge, and so the feud will rage again. — Section 29 (lines 2041 ff.).



• Beowulf's request, should he lose the battle against Grendel: Section 6 (lines 451 ff.).

• Beowulf's comment about how he survived in the sea and killed sea-monsters: Section 9 (lines 572 ff.).

• A reflection on Grendel's mortal wound: Section 15 (lines 1002 ff.).

• After the defeat of Grendel's mother, Hrothgar warns Beowulf against complacency and pride: Section 25 (lines 1761 ff.).

• In the fight with the Dragon, Beowulf's sword fails to penetrate the Dragon's scales, and the poet comments: Section 35 (lines 2573 ff.).

• Beowulf's last words: Section 38 (lines 2814 ff.).

• After Beowulf's death, the messenger from Wiglaf to the Geats says that Beowulf's treasure will be burned with him: Section 41 (lines 3013 ff.).

• At Beowulf's funeral a woman predicts the future of the Geats without Beowulf: Section 43 (lines 3150 ff.).