Question

What is Wiglafs reason for helping Beowulf?

Answer 1

Answer:

Wiglaf’s reason for helping Beowulf was because he was related by blood to the latter.

He was Beowulf’s uncle.

So the correct option here is option C.

Explanation:

There were other reasons as well as to why Wiglaf helped Beowulf. He had pledged his loyalty as a warrior to Beowulf, plus he wanted to be remembered through the songs and stories that are told by the bards. Though greatly outnumbered by the skill of the dragon, the two of them fought bravely while the others watched them from the woods. Later, Beowulf on his deathbed, declared Wiglaf as his heir, gave him the dragon's treasure for winning the battle and asked him distribute among his people. He also wanted a grand tower built so that people remember him. Meanwhile, Wiglaf harshly reprimanded the soldiers who turned their back on their pledges to the king. In Anglo-Saxon culture, this was considered to be an act of cowardice.

Answer 2

Answer:

Wiglaf is A young kinsman and retainer of Beowulf who helps him in the fight against the dragon while all of the other warriors run away. Wiglaf is Beowulf's distant cousin,