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60C-Beowulf: Unknowable but Certain

Myths and Legends

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The Legend of Beowulf

Beowulf was over 80 years old and thought his monster fighting days were behind him. He heard his men enter the meat hall to find a jeweled chalice that had been found by one of their slaves before it attacked. Beowulf hardly used iron weapons, not out of some weird principle, but because iron weapons couldn't handle the strength of his blows. Yeah, why doesn't Beowulf handle swords? Because swords can't handle Beowulf. I guess he was basically the first Chuck Norris.

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