In Beowulf, why is it ironic that after his death the Geats build a tower to memorialize Beowulf? a. Beowulf requested that the tower be built. b. The treasure is left in the tower. c. Beowulf's body has been cremated. d. Most of the Geats had deserted him in battle.

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Tobias Henson

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6 September, 10:57

In Beowulf, why is it ironic that after his death the Geats build a tower to memorialize Beowulf? a. Beowulf requested that the tower be built. b. The treasure is left in the tower. c. Beowulf's body has been cremated. d. Most of the Geats had deserted him in battle.

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Coby Park · Answer 1

"Beowulf" is regarded as one of the oldest epic poems in history and based on this poem, what makes it ironic that after the death of Beowulf, the Geats built a tower in memory of Beowulf because most of the Geats had left him in battle. The answer for this is D. The Geats are a group of people who supported Beowulf.