2.) Role of Kings: Hrolf is one of the best kings in this book. He is one of the few that do not take revenge and cause more hatred between other countries. It is also told that he is an open-handed and generous person who is so trustworthy and particular about his friends that there is no one else like him. King Helgi was embarrassed as a king and went through much disgrace. He was tricked by Queen Olof and didn’t even know it until a while later. It was worse to be disgraced than to die. He also cared more about his personal needs than the needs of his kingdom. King Adils was a very boastful and arrogant king. He killed his wife’s father which could mean that he has no respect for her. Adils was known to be a very strong and powerful king who is feared by some but not a good ruler and many wanted to get rid of him.

Role of a Warrior: Bodvar is an excellent warrior. He is willing to defend the best king and wants to make a name for himself. Once Hjalti drinks the blood of the dragon he becomes strong and defeats the dragon when Hrolf's champions think it is still alive.

Role of Women: Most of the women in this story seem to be magical and evil. Queen Olof was very powerful and did things to get her way. She got revenge on King Helgi twice. She is a women that tries to take over a man's job therefore she is evil in the eyes of the author

Concept of Magic: Magic is what most of the characters in this story are who they are. Skuld uses magic to defeat King Hrolfs kingdom by using a boar to defeat his knights. The Elf women uses magic to curse King Helgi because he did not go and see his daughter Skuld.

Revenge: When Elk-Frodi finds out that his brother, Bodvar, has died in battle he goes against Queen Skuld to avenge his brother. He is not the only one that does so, his brothers and many others went against Queen Skuld for this reason. Yrsa gets revenge on King Adils for killing her father Helgi. Helgi gets revenge on Olof for disrespecting and dishonoring him.

Hospitality: King Hrolf takes in Bodvar and Hjalti and treats them well unlike his champions who feel threatened by their apperance. When Hrolf and his champions are traveling to King Adils kingdom a farmer named Herani gladly takes them in and gives them shelter.

3. People transforming into beasts represents giving people the power to overcome what they are usually uncapable of and making them into a different person. For example Bjorn turns into a bear by day and is human back at night due to a curse from Queen Olof. He is a beast and kills the kingdoms farm animals. Elk frodi is stronger than most people and when Bodvar drinks his blood he becomes much stronger and is a great battler. Hjalti drinks the dragons blood and moves himself up and gets higher respect because of how strong he is. Bodvar gets a spirit bear in battle and is able to go against all of queen Yrsa's warriors. Queen Yrsa uses a boar when the bear dissapears because Bodvar is woken up. Being a beast in this story gets you farther in life and higher closer to the king.

4. King Arthur's round table repsents Hrolf's champions. Both contain twelve knights and each wants to be closest to his king. Both groups of knights are not that brave and the kings have to battle a beast because they are too scared to battle themselves. Each has a warrior who stands out and knows that the king can not fight so they fight the beast even if they are not strong enough.

8. Both have bears on thier side which is a symbol of power. Both kings went into battle but Hrolf left his people strong and Beowulf fought the battle by himself and did not teach his warriors how to fight. Beowulf was more concerned about making a name for himself and Hrolf was more concerned about his knights and country