Comparing Beowulf and Star Wars

Before the English, there were the greatest warrior tribes of all times, the Anglo- Saxons. The Anglo- Saxons were also known as the greatest fighters of any type of nomadic tribe that lived during that time. They were tribes that traveled from place to place killing anything in site. It is almost as if they only goal in life is to kill off anything they went against them. The first people to tell the first story of a great warrior would have to be the Anglo- Saxons. They depict there characters as very strong monsters that could take on any demon or devil.

Inside these tribes was the great tale of the warrior Beowulf. Beowulf was considered to be the greatest warrior from that century. In "Beowulf", they say that "he had the strength of 30 men in each hand". These stories were made up by the Vikings as almost a tale to tell near a camp fire after a great raid or pillage. When the warriors would come back from battle they needed some type of entertainment to keep them at bay with their senses.

Although Beowulf might have been a great warrior, usually people do not think that he is the greatest warrior from a story. Beowulf had the strength and the tactics to take down tons and tons of men on his own, but did not have the wisdom of other warrior figures. Beowulf was mainly strength and toughness, and sometimes a warrior needs to have some type of knowledge to ever be able to fight. A great example to Beowulf would be Luke Skywalker. Luke is in a story that is not the same type of story but, has the same concept. The only main difference would have to be the setting and the type of movie. Beowulf is a warrior that is considered super human and doesn't really belong anywhere, because he is not truly con...

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...arrior became to be and how he challenges these great monsters. In Star Wars, the plot is somewhat similar, except that Luke is not as well developed as a warrior, but learning the ways. Although Luke maybe a learner and Beowulf may be a skilled killer, they both represent the same thing, the last hope for man kind. Luke is considered to last hope because he is the last Jedi left to destroy the sith. In Beowulf, he is the last great hero that can defend the world from all the evil.

One thing that is clearly shown in both Beowulf and Star Wars, is than at the end of both, the fighting continues. Even after Beowulf destroys the hell damn, grendel, and the dragon, fighting continues between tribes. Just as in Beowulf, Star Wars continues on in the second movie with the fight. It seems that even when all evil is gone, the evil still continues through the world.