Beowulf-Stereotypical Hero

Beowulf could be seen as an archetypical hero throughout the poem because of his generosity, strength, power, and courage. He managed to show his worthiness of a superior warrior, after his father. He is a huge risk taker because he is an example of a typical hero, since he put his own life on the line for an entire kingdom. He always tried his best to protect his people, so he was seen as a brave and a powerful king. Beowulf also follows the cycle of heroes, which includes call to adventure, threshold, tests, final battle, return, and elixir. He is called to adventure when the monster named Grendel keeps attacking the Danish warriors, forcing king Hrothgar to ask for help since he wasn’t able to handle the monster himself. Beowulf was called to adventure after hearing about the horrible demon in Hrothgar’s kingdom. …show more content…
His devotion to protect people comes up when he is travelling to Geatland and he sais, “I had a fixed purpose when I put to sea. As I sat in the boat with my band of men, I meant 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 in the mead-hall". This quote shows how much of archetypical hero his is, because he is committed and he would give up his own life in order to rescue others. Although he was brave enough to fight the demon, he managed to gather 14 soldiers to help him and he also tried to get other support in order to fight the demon. King Hrothgar also helped Beowulf by telling him what to do, and telling when Grendel will comeback. Typical heroes occasionally have other people helping them in order to defeat their nemesis and this was the case in the Beowulf poem. Beowulf managed to cross the thresholds and pass his