When Beowulf had grown old as the king of Heorot in which he replaced Hrothgar, he had this young and beautiful mistress in the name of “Ursula”.
I just really wonder why Beowulf still needs to have a mistress while he had already queen Wealtheow. This is the part that always bothers me a lot.
Anyway, Ursula was never shown in the beginning until to the part when Beowulf was already an old king which is at the near ending of the movie. She has a very short scene which really left me with a lot of curiosity about this character.
Thus, we will never know how Ursula and Beowulf did get to know one another. My best guess is that, the king had probably chosen the youngest and most beautiful women in his kingdom.
When Beowulf was still a slayer monster particularly when he came to slay Grendel, he was actually flirting with Wealtheow. And the way how I saw it, Wealtheow also liked the mighty adventurer.
There was this part of the scene when the former king Hrothgar was calling his wife to go to sleep but Wealtheow refused. Instead, she wanted to play her instrument entertaining Beowulf and his army before they face the monster Grendel in to battle.
Based on the queen’s action, there seems to be love filling up the air.
So when Beowulf managed to slay Grendel, the more admiration he got from the queen.
But, I think all this admiration and relationship that was supposed to develop was put to stop when Wealtheow knew all along Beowulf’s lies about slaying the Water Demon or Grendel’s mother.
So just like Hrothgar, the queen refused to give the new king a child. And, this must be the reason why he better had a mistress who can give what he want rather than a wife who does not.
By the way, why did Hrothgar didn’t also thought of having a mistress before? It seems Wealtheow was okay with it just like with the case of Beowulf.
The dragon actually attacked Beowulf’s kingdom with a main objective. This was to eliminate either queen Wealtheow or Ursula. Or perhaps, both of them.
You have to know that the dragon was born to seek revenge from the fallen Grendel. So the intention was to get rid of the most precious love ones of the king.
I think the real target of the dragon was Wealtheow rather than Ursula. There was actually a part when Beowulf said his last good bye to the queen claiming the he had always loved her.
While for Ursula, he told her that she was now released for being a mistress. For that, she can look for a more suitable man. Although, Ursula seem to have fallen in-love with Beowulf because she refused to leave. And, she can give him a child whenever he wants.
Sadly, this movie is not a love story.
I was actually expecting that Beowulf will be able to survive the tragic fall after ripping the dragon’s heart out from its opened chest. When he do, the king and famed hero will finally have a happy relationship with the queen.
Unfortunately, Beowulf died. And as a rule of the Heorot kingdom, the next successor or king will marry the current queen just like what happened when Beowulf took the crown from Hrothgar. But this time around, the throne was passed down to Wiglaf.
As for Ursula, I don’t think that Wiglaf also took her as his mistress. She probably left the king’s castle and went to look for a more suitable man to be with the rest of her life.
Moreover, the voice actress behind Ursula was “Alison Lohman” who is an American actress.
I just really wonder why Beowulf still needs to have a mistress while he had already queen Wealtheow. This is the part that always bothers me a lot.
Anyway, Ursula was never shown in the beginning until to the part when Beowulf was already an old king which is at the near ending of the movie. She has a very short scene which really left me with a lot of curiosity about this character.
Thus, we will never know how Ursula and Beowulf did get to know one another. My best guess is that, the king had probably chosen the youngest and most beautiful women in his kingdom.
Why did Beowulf Choose Ursula and not Wealtheow?
When Beowulf was still a slayer monster particularly when he came to slay Grendel, he was actually flirting with Wealtheow. And the way how I saw it, Wealtheow also liked the mighty adventurer.
There was this part of the scene when the former king Hrothgar was calling his wife to go to sleep but Wealtheow refused. Instead, she wanted to play her instrument entertaining Beowulf and his army before they face the monster Grendel in to battle.
Based on the queen’s action, there seems to be love filling up the air.
So when Beowulf managed to slay Grendel, the more admiration he got from the queen.
But, I think all this admiration and relationship that was supposed to develop was put to stop when Wealtheow knew all along Beowulf’s lies about slaying the Water Demon or Grendel’s mother.
So just like Hrothgar, the queen refused to give the new king a child. And, this must be the reason why he better had a mistress who can give what he want rather than a wife who does not.
By the way, why did Hrothgar didn’t also thought of having a mistress before? It seems Wealtheow was okay with it just like with the case of Beowulf.
Who was the real target of the Dragon?
The dragon actually attacked Beowulf’s kingdom with a main objective. This was to eliminate either queen Wealtheow or Ursula. Or perhaps, both of them.
You have to know that the dragon was born to seek revenge from the fallen Grendel. So the intention was to get rid of the most precious love ones of the king.
I think the real target of the dragon was Wealtheow rather than Ursula. There was actually a part when Beowulf said his last good bye to the queen claiming the he had always loved her.
While for Ursula, he told her that she was now released for being a mistress. For that, she can look for a more suitable man. Although, Ursula seem to have fallen in-love with Beowulf because she refused to leave. And, she can give him a child whenever he wants.
Sadly, this movie is not a love story.
I was actually expecting that Beowulf will be able to survive the tragic fall after ripping the dragon’s heart out from its opened chest. When he do, the king and famed hero will finally have a happy relationship with the queen.
Unfortunately, Beowulf died. And as a rule of the Heorot kingdom, the next successor or king will marry the current queen just like what happened when Beowulf took the crown from Hrothgar. But this time around, the throne was passed down to Wiglaf.
As for Ursula, I don’t think that Wiglaf also took her as his mistress. She probably left the king’s castle and went to look for a more suitable man to be with the rest of her life.
Moreover, the voice actress behind Ursula was “Alison Lohman” who is an American actress.
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