Heorot

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” In the 51st Dragon story, Gawaine lacked courage to kill dragons so the Headmaster gave him a magic word that he did not realize was not magic until the end of the story. Gawaine gained courage because the Headmaster told him that if he says the magic word no dragon could harm him and once he realized that the word was worthless he lost confidence. The theme of the story is that confidence and courage to accomplish a goal go…

The Red Test As Muhammad Ali once said “He who is not courageous enough to take risks, will accomplish nothing in life.” Muhammad Ali was a famous boxer who is arguably one of the greatest fighters of all time. This lesson was one of the lessons I learned on my red belt test. When we reached the Karate studio is was a dark cold night with a soft breeze. My Mom attempted to comfort me, “You will be fine” said my mom with a warm smile. This just made It worse, I did not want to disappoint her.…

What values are necessary for a person to be considered an epic hero? Beowulf is an Old English poem written during the Anglo- Saxon period. It may have been composed more than twelve hundred years ago and it is possible that Beowulf may be the lone survivor or a genre of Old English long epics. The poem Beowulf, is about a mighty warrior that travels that travels to Danes to battle a demon named Grendel. King Hrothgar, ruler of the Danes, has been troubled for twelve years by Grendel, who…

Magna Carta (the great charter) which consisting 61 clauses became the part of English political life. One clause proclaimed that no free man must have a right justice Concepts of this period are different from the Anglo-Saxon period. Social value in Anglo-Saxon was fame; in contrary, in medieval period was chivalry. But the social system in Anglo-Saxon which called ‘comitataus’ had something similar to the chivalry in in the middle ages. In my opinion, from two periods I had studied, I found…

Character traits in fictional or real people have positive and negative effects on the people around them. In the story Beowulf, the epic hero in this story has a positive effect on others in his surroundings. A character trait is all the aspects of a person’s behavior and attitudes that make up the persons personality. Beowulf has an abundant amount of positive character traits as he travels on his quest. Beowulf is full of bravery on his journey. Being brave is courageous behavior. He is…

Common weaponry during Medieval Times Clashing swords, flaming ballistae, gleaming armour, all images of battling knights riding in to save the damsel in distress. We all have an image of a knight engrained in our heads. Silver helmets, large sword, shield with an intricate crest emblazoned on it. These were all commonly used in thee times, but there was so much more to medieval weaponry than just a sword and shield. The weapons used were diverse and sophisticated and set a precedent for some…

Hrothgar told Beowulf after the second battle, the one with Grendel’s mother “you have made yourself immortal by your glorious action”. According to Tolkien’s vision, humans create circles of light as is reflected in the poem by Hrothgar Mead Hall in which there is laughter, music, and fellowship. And outside those circles are all the forces that want to destroy it. The very fact of building the Mead Hall calls Grendel into existence. Therefore, we were backwards in the poem from a more nearly…

In the poem Bewulf it shows there are all sorts of different people even monsters. There are also hero’s to slay and defeat those monsters. Heroes have faults and traits sort of like individual personalities just as monsters do. Here are three traits that Grendel the monster from Bewulf has. Grendel’s first trait is how he is sneaky and here are some examples form the story. Line 30’’ When darkness dropped Grendel went to Herot.’’ Line 35 ‘’He slipped through the door and in the silence snatched…

In Beowulf, he uses his superhuman strength and courage to put his peoples before himself. He came across terrifying monsters and a lot of dangerous beasts, but he never feared the threat of death. He risked his life for fame and glory and for the good of others. Beowulf fought in numerous battles and made victory from all of his fights except his last battle. One of his battles was against Grendel. Beowulf was sent to Herot to stop Grendel from killing Danes and other humans. Beowulf…

Short explanation/summary of the book: Titan’s Curse, by Rick Riordan is the book that describes the friendship between Percy Jackson and Annabeth. Grover had been sent to the school to recruit more demigods for Camp Half-Blood, as Luke had been trying to steal them away to join his and Kronos’s Titan army. Thalia uses her abilities to charm the school staff, letting the group blend in and sneak into a school dance. There, they reunite with Grover who identifies two of the students, Bianca and…