Beowulf Reading Notes

Chapter 9

• Unferth speaks about how he wishes he could be as heroic as Beowulf
• Unferth continues to talk about how big of an ego Beowulf has because of him going out to fight Breca in the stormy winter sea
• He says that if you couldn't beat Breca, then he won't stand a chance against Grendel
• Beowulf replies to Unferth by saying that his version of the story is much different and says that he is getting drunk
• Beowulf retells the story but in much greater detail
• Beowulf and Breca raced each other in the ocean but the storm was too violent and sea monsters attacked Beowulf
• He fended them off with his sword and was protected by his chain mail armor
• Eventually, he made it to shore in one piece