Short and Brief Summary of Beowulf 2007 Movie

Here is a short and brief summary of the 2007 Beowulf movie.

In the kingdom called “Spare Dane or Heorot” ruled by a king named “Hrothgar”, they were constantly being attacked by a giant monster who has exact similar physical features of a giant troll. This creature can talk and it behaves like a child where he finds complete pleasure by killing humans.

Due to this reason, the population of the Spare Dane kingdom was drastically dwindling due to the massive killings caused by the monster. Some who lost their confidence to the soldiers to protect them also started leaving for their own safety. Thus, king Hrothgar came up into a solution by seeking help to the greatest slayer monster of their time.

Beowulf earned his high reputation which was respected by many people in his time period. He actually traveled around the world as an adventurer who purposely searched for demonic creatures to slay. So when the king of Spare Dane called for his help, Beowulf immediately came along with his small army.

Among his soldiers was his best friend, “Wiglaf” who also seem to be the second best in terms of their group’s fighting skill - the reason why he was the second-in-command.

Beowulf and his army really don’t have any clever plan. He just want to face the beast and slay it down by himself. The only plan that they had setup was to lure Grendel inside the hall and make sure that he won’t be able to escape out.

Grendel Attack

Luring Grendel was a success but they failed in containing him inside the hall where he was able to escape. Crying in pain and agony due to his fatal wound inflicted by Beowulf, he went to his mother which was a much powerful demon. There, he finally rest-in-peace on his mother’s hands.

The Water Demon


Grendel’s mom was a water demon which was a giant golden snake. The most interesting part is that, she can transform herself into an attractive beautiful women in the human form of “Angelina Jolie”.

When her son died, she sworn to take revenge. So the serpent demon sneakily went to Spare Dane attacking Beowulf’s men at the night of their sleep.

The old king Hrothgar later explained about Grendel’s mom who was the one responsible for the attack. So Beowulf and his friend Wiglaf traveled to the golden cave lair of the snake demon. But before they entered the cave, perhaps pride and bravery made the slayer decided to enter the cave all by himself while his companion wait for him at the entrance.

Golden Snake Demon

Inside the cave, there he found the giant golden snake. There wasn’t really much of an action when the two encountered one another. It was because the serpent shifted into her women form allowing the mighty Beowulf to be seduced by her physical beauty. So instead of fighting, the two made a contract. Angelina Jolie promised to make the slayer king of Spare Dane but he has to give her the drinking horn and a son as a replacement for Grendel.

Since the two agreed with one another, Beowulf came out from the cave with Grendel’s head on hand as a proof that he completely ended the demon’s life.

Back at the kingdom, only king Hrothgar was not convinced that the adventurer finally freed them from the demonic monsters. So for this reason, he gave his crown to Beowulf making him the new king and for some unknown reason, he became insane and jump off from the castle’s parapet then died.

The Dragon Attacks


After several years later, Beowulf married Wealtheow as his wife. And, he also has a mistress, “Ursula”.

At an unexpected time, a dragon suddenly appeared attacking the castle and purposely threatened Wealtheow and Ursula. This made Beowulf to secretly travel back into the golden cave to negotiate to the serpent demon by handing her back the golden horn. Unfortunately, she refused so the dragon kept on attacking.

Beowulf and the Dragon

Beowulf as an old king who already retired from his old job got no other choice but to face the dragon himself. Well, he still got the skills where he managed to rip the dragon’s heart. However, both of them went tumbling down to the rocky beach where the brave hero finally died.

When Wiglaf approached him, he still got some dying breath where he used it to tell his friend the truth about his secret affair with the demon. Although, Wiglaf insisted that his secret should not be revealed to keep his legacy remain highly respectable.

The Next Victim


Wiglaf succeeded the throne where he became the king. And to honor the fallen hero, friend and former king, Beowulf was given a “Norse Funeral”. This was done by putting the corpse into a small ship, start a fire on it then they send it away into the sea burning until it sinks.

When the ship was about to sink, the water serpent demon suddenly appeared and gave her final kiss as a goodbye.

So who is the next victim?

When Wiglaf was about to leave the scene, he noticed the golden horn on the sand which was washed by the waves of the sea. Being curious about how did it got there, he saw Angelina Jolie floating on the sea and got seduced by her golden beauty. You already probably know what happened next.

The End.

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