What attitudes and actions lead to beowulf's downfall?

The attitudes and actions leading to Beowulf's downfall include his old age and his greed for pride and honor for which from the early age he has been striving, this coupled with the fact that his followers abandon him.

Beowulf is probably the most read and ancient epic of English literature, which centers around the hero Beowulf and his heroic deeds against Grendel and his monster mother.