Is the age of Beowulf a distant mirror image of our own age, or is the society of Beowulf simply a sample of pure fiction? Numerous aspects of Beowulf's society could be symbolically observed and compared to those aspects of the our own society. A few of these comparing aspects within Beowulf and our culture are battles, evil and corruption, and cruel-natured kings, or rulers. The stories or images portrayed within Beowulf can be viewed …showed first 75 words of 659 total…

…showed last 75 words of 659 total…the twentieth century. Centuries from now, some people may fabricate opinions in which they claim that the U.F.O. sightings were fictitious, like those of Grendel and his mother in Beowulf. The story of Beowulf could very well have been true, like that of the monsters which inhabited the society at that time. The story of this Old English masterpiece could be looked upon as one of the most exemplary reflections of our time.