to Hrothgar, and Hrothgar fulfilled passing around the mead bowl. In Grendel, it told of Hrothgar's love for wealhtheow. He would often stare at her in admiration. Despite her resentment she treated Hrothgar with much respect, she always looked up at him and referred to him as "my lord".Although Wealhtheow has much resentment towards serving the Danes, she puts all that beside her and fulfilled her duties as an praiseworthy queen. In Grendel it told how she came between drunken men in the mead hall, as if she was their mother. Her intervention reminded them of their responsibilities toward the kingdom. Her presence "brought light and warmth, men began talking, joking and laughing, both Danes and Geats together"(Grendel, p.163). She created a positive feeling throughout the kingdom. In her presence the Shaper vocalized on a positive note about comfort and joy. Wealhtheow gave Beowulf advice aboutproper etiquette , how to speak to the Geats with "mild words". She advised him to make sure he shared his gifts. After all that was a rule by which she lived.Before Beowulf left the Danes, Queen Wealhtheow gave Beowulf a precious collar, the Brosing necklace, in appreciation for his duty. She gave him the gifts so that he could make known who he was, to be proud of his accomplishments. She wished him the best of luck and asked him to take care of her sons. There was much focus on Queen Wealhtheow's outer beauty in the novel Grendel. It went into much further detail than in the poem, Beowulf. From Wealhtheows entrance into the novel, the reader was told in great detail of her physical beauty. Beowulf primarily focused on her inner beauty. She was described as "havinghair red as fire, as soft as the ruddy sheen on dragons’ gold. Her face was gentle, mysteriously calm" (Grendel p.100). This combination made her a very desirable woman. So desirable that Unferth was attracted to her. Unferthflirted with Wealhtheow often in ...
