I believe the ending is awkward to us because of the modern stories we read. In more modern stories the characters are able to defeat, escape their fate. Virgil was very clear from the beginning of the Fate of the Trojan’s, the city they would conquer, and of Aeneas. Yes I agree the ending was awkward for these reasons but I still enjoyed how Vigil finished his epic poem. I especially enjoyed how Juno did not want to accept Fate the whole story even though Juno would not win. Juno did everything to make Aeneas’ and his men’s journey harder but she finally surrenders to Fate and agrees to leave Aeneas alone with one request, to preserve the name and language. I found this interesting and very satisfying because Juno was a main conflict throughout the story and it almost seemed as if Juno would bother Aeneas and create hardships for him forever. It is as if she has surrendered her own war with herself and Aeneas. I also found the killing of Turnus to be a plot twist of the last book. It seems as if Turnus will be defeated, as fate goes, but he will come out as a survivor and still a hero for his people for his fight. Aeneas almost allows this but I believe this was a fate all along, Aeneas kills Turnus at the last minute.