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Beowulf's final boast before the dragon fight, acknowledging this may be his last battle.
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From Beowulf by Anonymous
An aged Beowulf fights a hoard-guarding dragon; abandoned by all but Wiglaf, he slays the beast but dies of his wounds.
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Wiglaf's loyalty speech and the joint killing of the dragon; the defining moment of the comitatus bond.
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Beowulf's dying words, bequeathing his armor to Wiglaf and lamenting he has no heir.
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