Goliath Vs Beowulf

Though they have two different aspects, the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf and the story “David and Goliath” from the Old Testament have many similarities. In Beowulf, Hrothgar sends the tenacious Beowulf to attack Grendel because Beowulf has a great amount of pride and is extremely brave. Beowulf fights Grendel, the baleful giant who is attacking the Danes. Similarly, in the story of “David and Goliath,” King Saul sends David to fight Goliath because David is brave and has no fear to attack Goliath. Goliath is also a giant who is trying to take over the kingdom of Israel. All the Israelites are scared of Goliath besides David, who ends up defeating the giant. David not only kills Goliath, but has three total victories which are against a lion, a bear, and Goliath. While he fights, he does not wear any armor. After his defeats, he becomes the king of Israel and also a hero. Beowulf …show more content…
After all three of his defeats, he becomes a king and a hero. Beowulf’s first target is to kill Grendel which he achieves. His next target is to kill Grendel’s mother, which he does as well. After Grendel’s mother's demise, Beowulf brings back to his men Grendel’s mother's head and his sword which symbolizes his pride and braveness. In the same way, after David kills Goliath, he brings back Goliath’s head and his sword which symbolizes his pride and braveness to the kingdom of Israel. When David attacks Goliath, Goliath is not expecting a young boy or even any of the Israelites to fight him. Once David comes out to fight him, Goliath laughs and cannot believe that a young boy has any chance to beat him. Likewise, Grendel has no idea that he is going to be attacked by Beowulf. During the middle of the night, Beowulf waits in Herot until Grendel comes out to fight the Danes. The epic Beowulf and the story “David and Goliath” share many similarities between two brave men that have no fears and are willing to die for the good of