Lines 422-424 ~ I have suffered many extremes and avenged the Geats (their enemies brought it upon themselves, I devastated them).
Beowulf put the needs of his country before his own needs. This is a quality of not only a good warrior, but also a good king. This may foreshadow the fact that Hygelac will someday want Beowulf to be king.
Maybe? Can you relate this back to Shield?
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