Courage In The Epic Poem 'Beowulf'

In the poem Beowulf, courage is an understatement to the amount of it noticed versus the amount unnoticed. Courage is the solid foundation of the warrior philosophy, the warrior’s heart, and warrior’s mind, similar to how concrete and steel bars are the foundations to a building, without it, it would all crumble. Courage is a trait, not a description to someone or something, it is a gift that not many people can yield within themselves, and Beowulf is the epitome of courage. He is bold and unnerving, his attitude and approach to everything is very transient, unafraid of death and God willing, Beowulf takes every challenge gallantly, expanding his prestigious actions around the lands. The true courage and thought process of such a man is rare, unheard of in any time

But the author of

Beowulf must have had the intuition to create a character bearing this load of supremacy because it was just a fantasy to claim it himself. The courage Beowulf pronounces is what makes him who he is as a warrior seeking glory and pride, he sought out to the Danes’ land in search of the monster Grendel after countless men attempted to kill him for the King’s riches and glory, but that is not the only reason

Beowulf sought out for the riches. Beowulf’s courage led him to Hrothgar’s kingdom not only to kill

Grendel but to also pay back his father’s debts. This just shows that Beowulf is a man of his word, dignity, and respect as well as glory seeking and warrior’s courage to raise his reputation for monstrous deeds to his people. The author might have created Grendel as a symbol that there might have been a figurative monster in his or her life that was destroying them as a person, such as depression or anger or a bad habit that took over their life and their dominant and glory seeking ideal of a attitude from

Beowulf was their way of slaying that monster Grendel who represents that depression or anger in