为使人们摆脱长期以来所经受的恐惧，贝奥武夫，一名勇猛无比的勇士，主动向丹麦国王请命去杀死恶毒的怪兽格兰戴尔。怪兽被除掉后，贝奥武夫还需杀死怪兽的母亲以阻止她为儿子复仇。在完成这一系列使命后，贝奥武夫返回故乡并最终成为国王。然而，一场新的冒险正呼唤着他……
本书是黑猫英语分级读物，经典文学助力高中学生英语阅读。

The Historical Context
The Cultural Context
CHAPTER ONE Heorot Hall
CHAPTER TWO Beowulf Arrives
CHAPTER THREE Grendel Arrives
CHAPTER FOUR Another Visitor
CHAPTER FIVE Into the Lake
CHAPTER SIX In the Cave
CHAPTER SEVEN Leaving Denmark
CHAPTER EIGHT Fifty Years Later
CHAPTER NINE The Dragon
CHAPTER TEN Beowulf's Barrow
DOSSIER
Epics
Anglo-Saxon Treasure
Versions of Beowulf
ACTIVITIES
AFTER READING
EXIT TEST
KEY TO THE ACTIVITIES AND EXIT TEST
FCE FCE-style activities
T: GRADE 7 Trinity-style activities