Monarchy of Denmark

Beowulf, an Old English Poem, is a story of a Swedish hero who kills monsters. Beowulf, the main character, was a young, fearless leader in the beginning. Beowulf was seen as a hero of the Geats who had tremendous strength and courage. His courage led him to fight off evil monsters. Hercules, son of Zeus and Alcmene, was a Greek God of Thebes. Hercules had tremendous strength and endurance. His stepmother, Hera, made Hercules childhood difficult. She was jealous of his tremendous strength and…

Scandinavia harnessed the maritime environment around them. Using the resources that the environment offers as warmth, travel, and food. The Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe is what defines the region; it consists of three modern-day countries: Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, however it excludes the Norwegian Island of Svalbard for it is in the arctic region. The landscape of Scandinavia is full of skerries, island,…

The European crisis has affected numerous individuals over the years, and still continues to affect several of them. As stated in the article “Why did the Crisis happen?” It all began “When a slowdown in the US economy caused over-extended American homeowners to default on their mortgages, banks all over the world with investments linked to those mortgages started losing money.” (2014) Our fourth largest bank in America collapsed, and other banks feared the same would happen to them. As a…

Beowulf, and an evil monster named Grendel. Grendel was a devilish creature that terrorized the Danes, making everyday life for a Dane a nightmare. Beowulf heard word of this horrid beast, and resolved to conquer it himself. After Beowulf arrived in Denmark, he realized how tough and frightening life had become for the Danes. As any epic hero would do, he decided to overcome the colossal and evil enemy that was Grendel. After a difficult and strenuous battle, Beowulf emerged as the victor. After…

In Beowulf, there are themes in the story that helps grasp ahold of the reader’s attention. These themes would be loyalty, reputation/envy, and hospitality. All of these really help to drive the story along and get ideas on how it is going. The first theme is loyalty, this is a major and central one for the story even throughout the difficult journey. Beowulf faces that he is in need, and after joining with the Danes for reasons he is mostly overlooking on gaining a reputation and honor for…

Beowulf is an Old English epic story believed to be written somewhere between the 8th and 11th century in England, making it one of the oldest existing long poems. Beowulf, the main character, is a man of extraordinary stature that saves the Hrothgar and his people, the Danes, from the vicious monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf defeats Grendel, he clashes with Grendel’s mother and the evil dragon. Beowulf shows characteristics of an epic hero through traits of being brave, strong, and…

To what extent do the Vikings deserve their stereotypical reputation? A wide amount of people worldwide think that Vikings were selfish and violent but do they have the right to judge. Do people to have the right to judge different type of people in everyday lives. Vikings are no different to anyone else why should we treat them differently. On the Viking raids they did fit their stereotypical reputation, however should people judge them. Although Vikings had a reputation for being dangerous…

The book “The Vikings” is about the lifestyle of a Viking. The Vikings came from countries that are now known as Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The land the Vikings came from are cold with deep, rocky coasts, and mountains. Many Vikings wanted to have a better life and using their skills as seamen and warriors. The richest and most powerful men became the leaders. They were called kings and dukes. There were many wars between the different kingdoms, mostly over pieces of good land. The Vikings…

According to the film “Nova: The Vikings”, produced by PBS, trade played an important role in Viking expansion into the world. As Vikings learned of new places and treasures that were not well guarded they began to raid. The site of Birka was an early Viking trade center that was occupied for hundreds of years. It was one of the busiest and richest seaports in Scandinavia that connected the Vikings with much of Eastern Europe. Archaeological evidence from the site indicates that Birka housed…

The legal Blood Feud system that was created in medieval societies to try and prevent blood feud from happening, ultimately made the vengeful killing by the victim’s family legal. The Christian Beowulf-poet condemns the system of blood feud, because it destabilizes and destroys societies, arguing instead for peaceful diplomacy like that of Queen Wealtheow. Grendel and his mother are acting within the blood feud system, therefore they cannot be blamed for the damage, but rather the legal blood…