Enter the Dragon

of the fantasy genre. The story takes place in an alternate reality’s medieval times in a land known as Alagaësia. The main characters, Eragon and Saphira, are on a quest to release the land from the iron fist of Galbatorix. Eragon and Saphira the dragon are joined in the story by Arya the elf, Orik the dwarf, Roran Stronghammer, Murtagh the traitor, and the Dark King Galbatorix. Eragon is the central character and is Saphira’s rider. As such, their minds are connected. Eragon is brave and…

Humanity In the book, Beowulf, the dragon shows a lot of character traits that we as people possess today. To start off, the dragon had something that was very important to it. The dragon had a massive collection of treasure. Valuable and beautiful pieces of gold and silver were hidden in a cave that the dragon guarded. In the book is says “there was a hidden passage, unknown to men” (lines 2213-2214). He didn’t want anyone to find and take his hoarded treasure (line 2213). This act of greed…

There has been some previous concern over just what the curse on the dragon’s gold meant, whether it was what brought Beowulf to the dragon to meet his end, or that its curse was what ultimately ended Beowulf. The modern day person’s take on the language used in the book makes surrounding aspects of the cursed treasure, including its overall purpose, problematic. Every editor seems to have a different take on the treasure, and there is no easy answer to what it meant in the context of Beowulf’s…

You can battle bandits, thugs, thieves, and dragons, of course. There are many threats in the game, however, various animals include: Sabre cats, snowy sabre cats, skeevers (giant rats), venomfang skeevers, slaughterfish, wolves (ice and pit), bears (cave and snow), horkers (three-tusked walruses)…

treasure-trove to the Wulfings and Ecgtheow acknowledged me with oaths of allegiance.“ Beowulf’s father had known Hrothgar and aided him for exchange of allegiance to him, and Beowulf returned the favor by defeating Grendel. Then, during the fight with the dragon he requested the aid of the 11 people, only Wiglaf had rushed in aid his king. In lines 2884-2890 of Heaney’s translation of Beowulf, it states, “So it is goodbye now to all you know and love on your home ground ….. Every one of you He…

movie he stays in the Denmark, which is the land of the Danes. And he becomes king of Hrothgar's kingdom. I'm going to start with the differences between the movie and the poem. In the movie it showed Beowulf cut his arm off, so he could kill the dragon. It also showed him ripping out the dragon's heart. He died when he fell off the cliff with the…

king; however, if a group of people has a great king, they will remain joyful and wealthy till they die. Although, not all kings are the good kings, but the ability of welfare’s people is on their reflection. However, his heroism was more than his dragon killing skills and he was courageous, strong and generous. The Beowulf is one of the king’s stories with nobility, courage, and bravery. A young prince and an elder king influenced by Beowulf due to these qualities it…

understand how heroic some people are by their actions. A hero is someone who is admired for courage, outstanding achievements and noble qualities. After reading Beowulf, there were many qualities that showed me he was a hero. In the story, Beowulf enters into battle many different times, putting his life on the line each time. Beowulf went through many courageous acts during the story. From these actions he showed us that he was selfless, brave and a risk taker. Beowulf is a King of the…

Grendel’s self-image changes throughout the course of the novel with the help of the Shaper, the dragon, and Beowulf. These characters have shared their philosophies with Grendel and shaped him into the monster he became. One night, while watching the men feast and celebrate the building of a new hall, the Shaper sings as a form of entertainment. The Shaper sings about how great king Hrothgar is, and how the battles were fought. However, Grendel knew the truth of these stories, he knew what…

profound fame and popularity rose to the top of the charts, Bruce was already a child actor in the movie called the green hornet. Bruce, born Lee Jun Fan on November 27th, 1940 in San Francisco, California, was born in both the hour and year of the dragon. Lee's father was a Hong Kong Opera singer. Lee received the name Bruce from a nurse at his birthing hospital. As a teenager, he was taunted by British students for his Chinese background and later joined a street gang. Lee finished high…