Throughout Beowulf, Beowulf the barbarian is rewarded with materials such as (jewelry, gold, and byrines) Unferth’s ancestral sword, the hrunting, after he defeats Grendel with his bare hands; however, since Beowulf prefers to use the might of his grasp, given by the Wielder of Glory, he courteously accepts the offering from Unferth as a means of respect especially after the sword fails him during the battle with Grendel’s Mother. In other words, the material world for Beowulf is utterly useless to him, therefore Beowulf regards to the spoils of war only as a means to bring unity from the Geats to the Danes.

Although traditionally the best way to unify two tribes is through a religious marriage, the Geats and spear-Danes however, ”shall greet