Beowulf Freeze Frames

Today, we learned how we can make deductions about the historical source – The story of Beowulf. We learnt how this story tells us about the Anglo-Saxons beliefs and the importance of heroes and warriors in their society.

The story of Beowulf:
Beowulf is the story of a brave hero named Beowulf who fights three fierce monsters. First, he helps a king by defeating a giant creature called Grendel, who has been attacking the king's hall. After that, Beowulf faces Grendel's mother, who is angry about her son's death, and he defeats her too. Many years later, when Beowulf is older and becomes a king himself, he fights a dangerous dragon to protect his people. Beowulf kills the dragon, but he is badly hurt in the fight and dies, leaving behind a legacy of bravery and honour.

Once we had listened to the story and examined the importance of the story, we created freeze frames as a group. One of our groups members narrated the freeze frame whilst the others in our group acted it out; we had lots of fun and a few laughs too!