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In the story Beowulf, there are many side stories. One of these side stories is the story of Finn. Frisian King Finn, without warning, attacked King Hnaf’s people, the Danes, and Hnaf himself, taking out half the men in the tribe. In an attempt to settle the feud, Hengest married away Hnaf’s sister to Finn. Peace between the two remained until the Danes later revolted and killed Finn and his son in revenge. This side story is inserted in the book while the Danes and Beowulf are celebrating the…

Beowulf is a traditional story passed on from generations of a great legend who comes from Geatland to defend and protect a kingdom surrounded by corruption from a demented source of evil. The kingdom is outraged with fear and suffering with absolutely no help or hope of the people who inhabit it. Beowulf takes it on himself to save this kingdom from its’ troubles and ends up succeeding in the defeat of not one, but two evil monsters. Later on, Beowulf’s own kingdom would be tormented and…

Beowulf Who is Beowulf and where is he from? Beowulf is the prince of Geats, known to be strong and courageous. It is known that once he makes a vow, he stands by his word, no matter what the cost, even if it takes his life. He is unwilling to back down from a battle, just to be there for people who are in need of help from evil. Later on in his life, he becomes king of the Danes. He is a true heroic character because he is willing to risk his life for his beliefs. In medieval culture,…

The story of Beowulf’s quest and heroic deeds starts off with the request for his aid from another kingdom. Hrothgar sends Beowulf on a hunt for Grendel, an evil monster that has killed many of his soldiers. Grendel’s first appearance is demonic in nature being the complete opposite of Beowulf himself, but this foil just brings out Beowulf’s heroic nature even more. When facing off with Grendel, Beowulf stubbornly turns this situation into one of pride and honor, going so far as stripping his…

Psychological Context Beowulf’s first call to action in this story is when he hears about Grendel. He accepts the “mission” and heads to Daneland to kill her. He crosses the first threshold as Campbell explains when he fights Grendel in the mead hall. Which is something that falls into human and nature. We can’t always explain what things are or for what reason they exist but we fear them. Grendel was someone that was feared because of the harm he caused and the fear that that caused on all…

Harris 1 Beowulf Beowulf is an epic hero who is on a quest to defeat the evil Grendel, save his own people from the dragon, and save the remaining danes. He risks death for glory, He battles with grendel, and the dragon he also performs braves deeds throughout the poem beowulf. Our main character Beowulf runs into many quest. He wants to defeat Grendel who comes out during the night to destroy all the danes. The danes are out good timing in the hall with king Hartgo the mightiest king of…

Beowulf is the story of a great hero who saves the Danish kingdom from the wrath of Grendel and his mother, and dies at the hands of a dragon. Beowulf is seen as a typical hero who selflessly saves the day, but Beowulf could have been suffering from an internal ordeal with his pride. Beowulf can be seen as a story of external and internal ordeals, such as cowardice, pride, and other natural human tendencies. Beowulf is first introduced as the great warrior who is going to eradicate the Danish…

Minnesota and Sweden, they are two similar areas. Both of these two countries locate in a similar latitude, thus the weather and climates have fewer differences. Besides, the industries in these two countries are well developed. However, even though they have such many similarities, the energy consumptions between these two countries are quite different. According to a statistic made by IEA, Hydro/renewables/other energy sources are always the main energy during 1973 to 2012 ( about 50000 Ktoe…

I decided to do some deeper research on Midsummer’s Eve in Sweden, and also on the author, August Strindberg. This research provided more context for the play and also shed some light on Strindberg’s writing and beliefs. Strindberg’s life and experiences can be seen as influences in his writing, most notably his misogyny and rocky home life. Midsommarafton in Swedish, this holiday originally celebrated the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice. Normally…

OVERVIEW OF THE SWEDEN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM The average life span of human in Sweden is elevating constantly. Men’s and women’s average life are 80.1 and 83.8 years respectively. About approximately 20% of the population was about 65 years and greater. Also the number of children have increased largely. The local governments has been given more liberty, as the responsibility is divided between country councils and municipalities according to the Health and Medical Service Act. The central…