sible theory is that it is much more valiant to be thevictor of a battle which you yourself have fought and won. This way, there is only one personwho is capable of receiving credit for the battle which could help in later times as to thecorrectness of the tale. Perhaps Beowulf did not wish for people to wonder as to who thetrue hero was, so he simply resolved the issue by fighting alone. Also, if a battle is fought andwon by a single person, they are automatically more glorified than if a whole army was tohave won. This may be because it is simply easier to maintain records of one person asopposed to a whole army or group of people. The winner in this case is able to receive allthe glory which is due them and not have to worry about someone horning in on theirmoment of well-earned fame. By being more glorious and not having to share their fame, a leaders position of authority (whatever it may be) is less likely to be challenged than if manypeople were involved in the victory. In this case, the leader receives a little more cushing intheir position, which is generally a very positive thing for any ruler to experience. After all,no one would like to be overthrown because of their weakness and inability to perform underpressure in a battle.Now the question as to why Beowulf abandoned his people is at hand. He most likelydid not do this on purpose and had no intent to destroy his kingdom which he had worked sohard to create. A possible theory as to why this happened could be that he simply did notthink about the void he would leave if he was to leave his throne for some reason. One pointthat must be observed here is that Beowulf had to blood relatives which could succeed himon the throne, so he would of had to hand picked one of his subjects to follow after him, andonly hope that his choice of leadership would not be undermined by those who wished to berulers but in reality were not capable of a leadership position which involv...
