Beowulf, Hero of the Giant's Sword

Beowulf is a heroic legend that appeared in England in the eighth century. Written in English, the story is set in the Nordic regions of Denmark and Norway. Like most Germanic and Nordic legends, Beowulf features a variety of famous swords.

Beowulf was the son of Egisevo, a stout and powerful warrior of the Iaat tribe who lived in southern Sweden. He inherited his father's valor and was active on the battlefield from a very young age.

One day, Beowulf learned that a demonic creature called Glendale had appeared in faraway Denmark to attack Frosca's palace. In order to repel the demon, Beowulf set out for Denmark with fifteen of his men.

Glendale, a descendant of Cain, who is guilty of killing his brother in the Bible, has a huge body, mystical powers, and skin so hard that ordinary swords and spears cannot hurt him. Beowulf challenged his opponent and agreed that if he fought empty-handed, then he himself would not use weapons. A fierce battle ensued, and Beowulf's men helped him with their swords and bows, but were unable to harm Glendale at all. Finally, Beowulf cut off one of Glendale's hands. Glendale, who had lost his wrist, fled, and Beowulf decorated the walls of his court with his wrist.

Then Glendale, who had returned to his lodgings, died because his wrist was bleeding too much, and his mother, enraged as an undersea demon, traveled to Beowulf's palace to seek vengeance on Beowulf in order to reclaim her son's wrist.

This undersea fiend was larger than Glendale and had hands equipped with hooked claws that resembled long swords. The monster killed the janitor of the palace and took Glendale's arm, which adorned the wall.

In response, Beowulf once again traveled to Denmark, where he borrowed the famous sword FRUNTING from King Frosca and traveled only to the demon's dwelling.

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle at the dwelling of the demon. Since the opponent had a harder skin than Glendale, even the famous sword FRUNTING couldn't hurt her, but instead, Beowulf was scratched by the demon's body with its hooked claws.

While at his wit's end, Beowulf found a huge longsword that he had acquired from the Treasure Mountain of Glendale. It was a very large, heavy sword that no ordinary warrior could lift, and at first glance it was not a weapon forged for humans.

So Beowulf challenged his opponent again with this sword, and with its great power, he cleanly beheaded the demon. Beowulf also decapitated the head of Glendale, who had previously died of his wounds, and brought him back as a trophy to King Frosca's quarters.

But the sword that had decapitated the demon melted as the blade absorbed the demon's blood, leaving only the golden hilt. Beowulf, who struck down Glendale and his mother, became the most famous of heroes, and he continued to have adventures thereafter. Finally, in a battle with a dragon, he died after contracting venom. The sword that struck down Glendale's mother, the Undersea Demon King, was not forged for humans. It was the weapon of a race of giants who were destroyed by a flood and rebelled against the gods as depicted in the Bible-Genesis, and was a terrifyingly heavy sword over two meters in overall length. Beowulf is said to be very tall, so it is feared that he is the only one who can use this sword.

The blade of the sword is made of steel, with beautiful patterns, and is made very hard by the various metals dissolved in it. It is said that this method of sword making is still used in modern day craft workshops on the banks of the Rhine.

Additionally, this sword has a large number of jewels in the hilt made of gold, and the hilt ends in a ring, which is also decorated with the shape of a snake.

Swords forged by goblins and dwarves have made many appearances in the legends of the Celtic and Germanic peoples, but there have been very few huge swords made for giants, and the sword of the giant mentioned in this legend was dissolved by the blood of a demon, a tragic and very unexpected end.

The sword was born purely for battle and died because of it. In another way, it also hints at the fate of heroes like Beowulf, that the glory of blood will not last long, and that it will eventually return to dust with the passage of time.