In the book, constant references are made to Beowulf's strength. In the fight with Grendal, he refuses wepons and kills him with his bare hands. When he fights Grendal's mother, he tries to use a sword but it does not work. He then uses a giant's sword to kill her, but it melts. Now when he fights the dragon, his sword fails him again.
It says on page 181, line 2682, "It was never his fortune to be helped by the cutting edge of wepons made of iron." This says somthing about his honor. He is so great that wepons made of mere iron could not help him.
But at the very end, on page 183, he kills the dragon with a small dagger. Did not the other, more powerful sword do no damage, but this little dagger does?
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