Beowulf comes all the way to the land of the Danes in search of glory and recognition on the battlefield.
However, he sails to those lands not only because of his self-interest. Deep feeling of dignity and honour tell him to help the Danes and defeat Grendel. On his arrival to the Danish lands Beowulf is challenged by the watchman at the sea-cliff. He can already tell that Beowulf is a great warrior. His dids are covered by mistery and this only rises the interest around his persona.
