In Beowulf, Beowulf sacrifices his life multiple times to help Denmark and Geatland to achieve glory. For an Anglo-Saxon warrior, glory is extremely valued and will help him be remembered after death. For example, while Beowulf is battling Grendel’s mother, Hrothgar and his men assume he is dead and the book states “…That the hero had
In Beowulf, Beowulf sacrifices his life multiple times to help Denmark and Geatland to achieve glory. For an Anglo-Saxon warrior, glory is extremely valued and will help him be remembered after death. For example, while Beowulf is battling Grendel’s mother, Hrothgar and his men assume he is dead and the book states “…That the hero had