Epic poetry

The first piece of literature that shows what a english hero looks like is from the tenth century is Beowulf. This story is basically about how a warrior known as Beowulf hears about how a Danish king and his people are being living in fear of a demon that has killed a lot of the Danes. The warrior sallies across the sea to take care of the demon known as Grendel. When Beowulf gets there he talks to the king and queen of the Danes, when one there warriors insult Beowulf he tells stories of his…

Long ago there was a Titan named Enermornum but the other Titans called him E for short and a God named Arther but the other gods called him Arth for short. Enermornum and Arther always been enemies because Enermornum and Arther have the same dad who is the gods of all gods. The reason why they hated each other because both of their moms was arguing with each other when they was young and while both of their moms was arguing Enermornum and Arther argued too. Enermornum home town had no life…

MacNab is a name in Scottish origin. The name itself tells a violent history of war and tragedy. Son of Abbott. The name of a father who bestowed his name onto his son. The MacNab’s were a warrior clan always on the wrong side, even at one point siding with the British in wars. My great-grandfather, a Scotsman turned Canadian, Sir Allan MacNab, was a Freemason. Sir MacNab has an interesting history he fought in the war of 1812 at the age of 14, he was a well educated man leaving behind a great…

Origin of 666: The Book of Revelation was written in Greek sometime between 70 and 95 A.D., by an author only identified as John. While it is most popularly associated with scary, mysterious, or apocalyptic setting, it is really only the 13th chapter of Revelation where these descriptions are present. The chapter begins with a letter to the reader, then describes sudden catastrophic events of the end of the world that John recounts in a set of visions. Revelation (13:8) where “666”…

Beowulf was known as an epic hero for experiencing various fights through his life and stepping up for his village and to make peace with several monsters that had terrorized his people. Beowulf is known as an Old English poem that the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. The original story of Beowulf is up to more than 3,000 lines. “Beowulf survives in a single medieval manuscript, housed at the British Library in London. The manuscript bears no date, and so…

and brave warriors to travel and defeat this beast. Now one might think him brave for taking on this futile task, however brave though he is three parts the fool, and rather arrogant. Though this trait seems to be rather common among ancient, or epic, heroes. For example, Hercules, who Beowulf shares several traits with, often took upon those impossible tasks and came out…

Different cultures have different beliefs and myths. However, many of these cultures have supreme beings that share the same purpose though they are from separate countries and beliefs. Many of the same gods have the same traits, but others vary. Ares, Odin, and Agni are great examples of that. Ares, the Greek god of war, shares many qualities with the Hindu god, Agni, and the Norse god, Odin, though they also have deviations in the roles they play. Ares is the god of war in Greek mythology. He…

In Canto thirty one, the focus is centered around large ideas. The main focal point are the giants who Dante describe as “lofty towers” (265). These giants are depicted by Dante as those “whom Jove still rumbles at / With menace when he thunders” (267). First, they were defeated by Jove in the battle of Phlegra which consisted of Jove invading a plain in which a group of one hundred giants, the Gigantes, lived. The Giants were outnumbered by Jove and his allied gods which resulted in the gods…

Poetry contains various tones to captivate the readers in a dynamic way. Didactic poetry deals with the instructive tone of a character giving instructions. Didactic poetry contains acumen on characters’ relationships with others, characters and their attitudes, and Beowulf as a whole. Didactic poetry provides insight on the character giving instructions and the characters receiving them. In Beowulf, Beowulf says “Hrothgar, … if your enemy should end my life then be… forever the father and…

There can be many parallels made between these ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Apart from the fact that Tolkien is said to idolize the author of the poem and even released a translated version in the mid 1900s, Tolkien stresses many of the same themes as the poem. From temptation to Christian themes and morals, Tolkien weaves many elements from the poem into his trilogy. Although the poem outright states Christian themes, Tolkien was against making Lord of…