Monsters
-symbols of evil
-descendent of Cain
-unnatural product of human sin
wasteland
-symbolic home of evil
-wasted because it is uninhabitable
-constant threat to civilization
3
godly number
11
treachery and betrayal; the "devil's dozen
12
ancient number of completeness
13
the end of an era
the color gray
-symbolizes decay
-Beowulf meets dragon under the graystone
-Hrothgar is gray-headed
civilization and power
-hall symbolizes civilization
-Heorot symbolizes Hrothgar's power
treasure
2-fold symbol of accomplishment and generosity
the sea
symbolizes danger, risk, and the vastness of the world
fire
is seen as both good and evil