After our class discussion comparing the heroic qualities of Bilbo, Beowulf, and Thorin, it made me to wonder—what about Wiglaf? Is he as much of a hero as the others? I began my research by checking out books from the library, Heroic Poetry in the Anglo-Saxon Period and A Beowulf Handbook, in search of a better understanding of what it means to be a hero in the Anglo-Saxon period, and to question if the lack of archetypical heroic qualities makes a character even more of hero. I was additionally
Seamus Heaney’s Beowulf is an old epic poem in which the protagonist Beowulf, a hero of the Geats come to the aid of Hrothgar, king of Danes, whose great hall, Heorot is plagued by the monster name Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands and Grendel’s mom with a giant sword and later becomes the king of Geats. Then after a period of fifty years, he defeats the dragon but is mortally wounded in the battle and dies. After his death, his attendants burn his body him in the huge funeral pyre
importantly, depends on if and how they sinned. One of these well-known heroes that Dante did not place in a layer was the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf. Beowulf is known for defeating three monsters that were threatening the safety of the Danes. The slaying of these monsters gave Beowulf power in society that he eventually used to become King of the Geats. Although Beowulf was not alive during this time, one can assume that Dante would have assigned
which is the culmination of a Hrothgar’s long speech to Beowulf. The main themes are the importance of strength and pride in life, the fragility of life and for the first time, Beowulf is seen here as a human warrior and not for his heroic and divine deeds (lines 1758-1768 in Heaney’s, 1476-1484 in Tolkien’s). 1. Hrothgar’s warning on the fragility of life: contextualization With this passage, the reader is in the middle of the poem: Beowulf has just defeated Grendel’s mother and has become what
Introduction: Marvel Cinematic Universe has been adapted from Marvel comics universe which is of genre science fiction, superhero fiction, fantasy, horror and action. The concept of a super human exists since the age of old literature. Beowulf, the Iliad, the Odyssey, they were all stories of superheroes. A Superhero is someone with extraordinary powers. Marvel universe, despite dealing with science, also deals with supernatural, mystical elements and mythology too which brings out the essence