The Epic Of Beowulf

Beowulf is an epic poem that describes the heroics of a man with superhuman strength and bravery to go with it. It all starts with Beowulf’s journeying across the sea to defeat an enemy that has wrecked havoc in the land of Herot for twelve long years. It ultimately ends with Beowulf defeating a dragon that is causing damage to his own land and people. However, along with the defeat of the dragon, Beowulf’s final deed ends with his death. Long after his death, Beowulf was known as one of the greatest warriors and kings that succeeded in three epic battles: by risking his life, showing his supernatural strength and power, and showing great leadership and courage. A true hero does not fear death, but instead, risks all that he is for what he

During his youth and old age, many people characterized Beowulf as a courageous leader, even his name meant noble and courageous. Beowulf showed leadership by choosing fourteen of the mightiest men from his land to help him defeat Grendel. “ …Yet proud of their ugly load and determined / That the Danes, seated in Herot, should see it. / Soon, fourteen Geats arrived / At the hall, bold and warlike, and with Beowulf, / Their lord and leader, they walked on the mead-hall” (610-614). Due to Beowulf being able to gather these loyal warriors to follow him across the sea to face a vicious monster, this demonstrates that his men believed in him and his determination. “…To anyone on Denmark. All of Beowulf’s / Band had jumped from their beds, ancestral / Swords raised and ready, determined” (368-370). When Beowulf went to fight the battle against Grendel’s mother, his leadership skills were reveled when he tells Hrothgar that if he dies to send his warriors back to Geatlands safely. Beowulf’s concern about the safety of his men and other people touched quite a few people and gave them faith that he would protect them. Fifty years later, people still depended on Beowulf to help protect them. As their king, Beowulf was courageous enough to go where no man ever went, the dragon’s cave, to kill the dragon. The

Beowulf can be called the ultimate hero because he put his life on the line for an entire kingdom. Even though Beowulf had hoped that his people would benefit from all of the treasures he had stored, we are taught, the material things that one earns during one’s life can not stop God’s will. For everything in life must come to an end and that time is always uncertain, even for a hero. Beowulf shows all the qualities and characteristics that make an epic