Michelle Carollo
Mrs. Gartenberg
British Lit.
20 October 2014
Beowulf: Epic Hero
In the story of Beowulf, he exhibits many of the traits of an epic hero. There are many examples in the poem when he displays a super talent. In the story it says that he has the strength of thirty men combined. The second example is where Beowulf has to face fate and accepts it. He went in to battle many times knowing that he might not make is out alive. Lastly Beowulf has a love for weapons, when he fights Grendel’s mother he uses the big shiny sword that he was able to take off the wall. These are all some of the characteristics of an epic hero.
In the poem, Beowulf has a super talent. This is a characteristic of an epic hero. In the story it mentions that Beowulf …show more content…
The first example of this is when he was in Grendel’s mothers home and with his super strength he was able to get the sword off the wall with his bare hands. The second example of this is the mail shirts that all the warriors wear in battle. When Beowulf was in the battle with Grendel the mail shirt protected him from getting scratched and wounded. The last example of the love for weapons and armor is all of the men fighting with Beowulf had ancestral swords. (356-370) These were handed down to them from their past relatives that were in battle. They have a special meaning from the battles they have been …show more content…
Beowulf had a super talent, which was his super strength. He had the strength of thirty men and killed Grendel without any weapons. The next characteristic is Beowulf has to accept fate. When he is fighting in battle he knows before hand that he might not make it out alive and that is okay with him because he will die a hero. The last characteristic of an epic hero is their love for weapons armor. In the story Beowulf wears mail shirts and this protects him, also he uses a very special sword. These are not all of the characteristics of an epic hero but just a few that were very important in telling the story of
Mrs. Gartenberg
British Lit.
20 October 2014
Beowulf: Epic Hero
In the story of Beowulf, he exhibits many of the traits of an epic hero. There are many examples in the poem when he displays a super talent. In the story it says that he has the strength of thirty men combined. The second example is where Beowulf has to face fate and accepts it. He went in to battle many times knowing that he might not make is out alive. Lastly Beowulf has a love for weapons, when he fights Grendel’s mother he uses the big shiny sword that he was able to take off the wall. These are all some of the characteristics of an epic hero.
In the poem, Beowulf has a super talent. This is a characteristic of an epic hero. In the story it mentions that Beowulf …show more content…
The first example of this is when he was in Grendel’s mothers home and with his super strength he was able to get the sword off the wall with his bare hands. The second example of this is the mail shirts that all the warriors wear in battle. When Beowulf was in the battle with Grendel the mail shirt protected him from getting scratched and wounded. The last example of the love for weapons and armor is all of the men fighting with Beowulf had ancestral swords. (356-370) These were handed down to them from their past relatives that were in battle. They have a special meaning from the battles they have been …show more content…
Beowulf had a super talent, which was his super strength. He had the strength of thirty men and killed Grendel without any weapons. The next characteristic is Beowulf has to accept fate. When he is fighting in battle he knows before hand that he might not make it out alive and that is okay with him because he will die a hero. The last characteristic of an epic hero is their love for weapons armor. In the story Beowulf wears mail shirts and this protects him, also he uses a very special sword. These are not all of the characteristics of an epic hero but just a few that were very important in telling the story of