Loyalty, honor, and strength are valued as ideal traits for any fighter. A warrior’s character plays a major role in the story of Beowulf. The society of the Geats have a central focus on this when describing their warriors, especially when talking about Beowulf himself. The more a warrior displays these traits, the higher their status will be in society. Does the modern world lack traditional traits that are needed for a moral personality? The story of Beowulf is one that contains values that should be followed by people, even in the modern-day.
The kingdoms of Northern Europe followed a strict sense of code in their militaries and in every other aspect of life. The common people constantly tried to meet a certain manner of virtues throughout …show more content…
You know (if we’ve heard The truth, and been told honestly) that your country Is cursed with some strange, vicious creature.” (183-187)
Beowulf took the word of messengers and came to their aid without confirming if the message was real or not. This shows the level of respect and trust that the warriors have for each other. In our modern-day, people in the United States are generally distrustful of most people in their own communities and we wouldn’t get involved if we saw something happening. A healthy amount of skepticism and suspicion is alright, but a lack of faith in the people living with us is worse altogether.
At the time Beowulf was written Europe was in a chaos known as the Dark Ages, nations all over fighting for power. Therefore war and combat were vital parts of their societies for a long time. A warrior’s strength was considered the most important aspect of their life. Both mentally and physically, the ability to overcome obstacles was a desired trait for men during this era. In the text Beowulf proclaims: “My people have said, the wisest, most knowing And best of them, that my duty was to go the Danes Great king. They have seen my strength for themselves, Have watched me rise from the darkness of …show more content…
Beowulf portrays bravery as something only few possess such as the title character himself. The most respected character trait next to strength is bravery. The confidence to face any challenge without worry of negative outcome. In our world today, most actions defined as bravery are looked down upon as ‘stupid’ or ‘foolish’. In contrast the narrator describes Beowulf’s bravery in his fight against the dragon: “Then Beowulf rose, still brave, still strong, And with his shield at his side, and a mail shirt on his breast, Strode calmly, confidently, toward the tower, under The rocky cliffs: no coward could have walked there! And then he who’d endured dozens of desperate Battles, who’d stand boldly while swords and steel Clashed” (650-655)
In this time bravery was looked as an advantage, and a warrior’s fear was noted. For a world where violence and accidents can occur at any moment, one should keep a sense of courage when facing serious
The kingdoms of Northern Europe followed a strict sense of code in their militaries and in every other aspect of life. The common people constantly tried to meet a certain manner of virtues throughout …show more content…
You know (if we’ve heard The truth, and been told honestly) that your country Is cursed with some strange, vicious creature.” (183-187)
Beowulf took the word of messengers and came to their aid without confirming if the message was real or not. This shows the level of respect and trust that the warriors have for each other. In our modern-day, people in the United States are generally distrustful of most people in their own communities and we wouldn’t get involved if we saw something happening. A healthy amount of skepticism and suspicion is alright, but a lack of faith in the people living with us is worse altogether.
At the time Beowulf was written Europe was in a chaos known as the Dark Ages, nations all over fighting for power. Therefore war and combat were vital parts of their societies for a long time. A warrior’s strength was considered the most important aspect of their life. Both mentally and physically, the ability to overcome obstacles was a desired trait for men during this era. In the text Beowulf proclaims: “My people have said, the wisest, most knowing And best of them, that my duty was to go the Danes Great king. They have seen my strength for themselves, Have watched me rise from the darkness of …show more content…
Beowulf portrays bravery as something only few possess such as the title character himself. The most respected character trait next to strength is bravery. The confidence to face any challenge without worry of negative outcome. In our world today, most actions defined as bravery are looked down upon as ‘stupid’ or ‘foolish’. In contrast the narrator describes Beowulf’s bravery in his fight against the dragon: “Then Beowulf rose, still brave, still strong, And with his shield at his side, and a mail shirt on his breast, Strode calmly, confidently, toward the tower, under The rocky cliffs: no coward could have walked there! And then he who’d endured dozens of desperate Battles, who’d stand boldly while swords and steel Clashed” (650-655)
In this time bravery was looked as an advantage, and a warrior’s fear was noted. For a world where violence and accidents can occur at any moment, one should keep a sense of courage when facing serious