… I sat in the boat with my band of men, I ment to perform to the uttermost what your people wanted or perish in the attempt, in the fiend’s clutches. And I shall fulfill that purpose, prove myself with a proud deed or meet my death here…

… written in England sometime in the 8th century. This provides us with an idea that the poem that was written during a time when the society was in the process of converting from paganism to Christianity. The Christian influences were combined with early…

… Christian poet. This was probably true because at the time when it was written, most of the few people who knew how to read and write were in the clergy. There are various references within the poem to elements of the Christian religion. However, the…

… elements written by an unknown author. Those elements include telling of a complete story, the inclusion of magic versus reality and heroes that seem super-human, yet are mortal. There are seven in all and they all can be found in the Old English…

… the English language. The single existing copy of the manuscript dates from the late tenth century, although some scholars believe it dates back to the first part of the eleventh century. Beowulf found in a large volume, features stories involving…

… The epic poem Beowulf, one of the sources for a Western paradigm portrays Christ as a warrior. The Anglo-Saxon tradions emphasises Christainity as a herioc code, yet sometimes contradicting to traditional Christain values.…

… the poem depicts Beowulf as a heroic figure who’s skill and courage enable him to defeat monsters. The poem begins with Scyld Shefing who was the first great king of the Danes. He was known for his ability to conquer enemies. Scyld…

… on a serious subject. It usually is about the adventurers of a hero. The hero is usually a figure of high social status and one who is often of great historical or legendary importance. In the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf is the hero. He shows…

… to man during the early Middle Ages comes a character which exemplifies the characteristics of a hero. A hero possesses certain qualities which include the desire to help others, bravery, courtesy, courage, superhuman feats, and the ability to boast…

… work of Old English literature, and is well deserved of the distinction. The epic tells the story of a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel, a descendent of Cain, and of his exploits fighting Grendel’s…