Beowulf: An Epic Hero

Beowulf is an epic poem by an unknown author, written in England between the eighth and eleventh centuries and whose deeds take place in the lands of Denmark and Sweden. His 3182 verses were found for the first time in Nowel codex, a manuscript of the eleventh century, but later the work was renamed as the main protagonist, Beowulf. The manuscript and the poem are considered national treasures British despite the fact that the story is about a Scandinavian hero who fights monsters in Denmark.

The history

The poem tells the struggle of Beowulf, a hero of the people of the Geats (southern Sweden), against three great enemies. The first is Grendel, a sinister being who takes time to attack the palace Heorot and killing the warriors of King Hroðgar, a historical Danish monarch of the sixth century. The king will end up asking for help as it is impossible to kill the monster, and Beowulf and his men travel to Denmark to his rescue. The warriors will be welcomed with open arms by the Danes, drink mead together and make plans to end the ogre Grendel. …show more content…
The monster, badly wounded, flee screaming in pain. After Beowulf must fight with Grendel's mother, who find the trail of her battered son, who takes refuge in a grotto with inland lake that serves as home to both. Beowulf killed Grendel available, and will be attacked by his mother, a kind of sorceress who also put to death after an exhausting struggle, this time thanks to a magic