Beowulf, an Anglo-Saxon epic poem written by an unknown author sometime between the 7th and 6th century, tells the story of a Geat with supernatural strength. Beowulf’s most significant moment in the paradigm of the hero’s journey centers around his call to adventure, essential to begin the heroic Anglo-Saxon quest and set up Beowulf as an epic hero. The hero’s journey, developed by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, is a general structural mold for the steps that heroic characters take in stories in order to complete their given quest. The “call to adventure” is the first step in the hero’s journey, leading the hero to form a path for his quest. According to Campbell, the call to adventure “signifies that destiny has summoned
