Beowulf Role Model

In the early Anglo-Saxon culture, people greatly admired bravery and accomplishment in battles, which is clearly shown through the earliest surviving Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf. Beowulf is an epic narrative through which the readers are introduced to the story’s main hero, Beowulf. The Anglo-Saxons highly valued the heroic attitudes depicted through the character of Beowulf, and considered them to be a warrior's foundation of life. The Beowulf poet portrays Beowulf as a hero by showing the Anglo-Saxon's core beliefs of courage, loyalty, and generosity through the use of triumphant diction in order to display the typical Anglo-Saxon role model. Beowulf is endowed with the characteristic of courage, something that the early Anglo-Saxons admired. Throughout the poem, the reader can infer that Beowulf has

In the beginning of Beowulf, after the victorious battle with Grendel’s mother, Beowulf demonstrates his faith towards God, explaining how the battle could have ended badly, “if God had not helped” (1657). Beowulf’s glorious and prideful declaration portrays his act of loyalty towards God. Depsite his boast, Beowulf illustrates the heroic code of loyalty towards God, which the Anglo-Saxon highly valued. In the literary article, “Beowulf”, the writer analyzes how the main “ethical values” of Beowulf is shown through the “code of loyalty” to God and king (Beowulf). In Beowulf, loyalty is extremely important, playing the role of guiding Beowulf as a demonstration of the Anglo-Saxon heroic figure. Towards the end of Beowulf, as the king of the Geats and as great warrior, Beowulf stands up for his people declaring, “As king of the people I shall pursue this fight for the glory of winning” (2513-4). Until the end, Beowulf shows no fear and devotes his last day for his kingdom with a victorious