Is Beowulf a ideal king and hero? Some say that Beowulf lacked characteristics to be a good hero and king. Beowulf lacked nothing he fought all sorts of monsters, dragons and other types of scary creatures. To prove this Beowulf traveled out of his way to fight Grendel , killed Grendel’s mom when she stole the kings best friend and killed him, also when Beowulf was an old man and king he fought the dragon …showed first 75 words of 662 total…

…showed last 75 words of 662 total…As a king he was good taking out an evil dragon on his own even though loosing his life was a downfall. But Beowulf was an ideal warrior and king Because he traveled out of his way to fight Grendel , killed Grendel’s mom when she stole the kings best friend and killed him, also when Beowulf was an old man and king he fought the dragon by himself with little help from his thanes.