"BaioWulf"istheAngloSaxonperiodaheroicpoem,thehighestachievementsofancientliteratureinEnglish,alsomarksthebeginningofEnglishliterature.ThefirstpartoftheepictellstheyoungprinceBaioWulfofSwedentoDenmark,tohelpthekingofDenmarkBehRossFagafagakilled12yearsoftentoattackthemonsterGrendelandhismother;thesecondpartbrieflyintroducesBaioWulftothethrone,the50yearreignofpeace.Later,hishomelandwasravagedbyafirebreathingdragon,BaioWulfandtheDragonoldbutvigorousfighting,killingthedragon,wasmortallywounded.