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Beowulf
Beowulf preparing to cut off the head of the monster Grendel, illustration from Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, 1910.
In the Old English poem Beowulf, the hero is aided in his final battle against the dragon by his young kinsman, Wiglaf.1
While all of Beowulf's other retainers desert him during the fight, Wiglaf remains loyal and comes to his aid. Together, they succeed in killing the creature, though Beowulf is mortally wounded during the encounter.1