(2743-2746) “Go now quickly…feast your eyes on the hoard.”
Beowulf wanted to see the treasure he gained for his people by killing the dragon before he dies, so he can receive fulfillment as king, in addition to the fulfillment he received as a warrior when he killed the dragon. Unfortunately Beowulf ended up being, in a sense, only a useful warrior in his final battle because he killed the dragon and saved the people from evil, but then to honor him his people buried the treasure with him and didn’t use it. So him dieing for the cause of a noble king, and trying to leave the Geat people well off after he was gone backfired, but he did die a memorable warrior.
You have a lot of entries about Beowulf's death. Of course, you could write a paper on his death - if you wanted.
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