Wiglaf

apex at this point. The dragon is surely Beowulf’s most epic and dangerous foe that he must face. Although the dragon is dangerous, Beowulf still attempts to defeat the beast on his own, but in the end requires the help of one of his best warriors, Wiglaf. In addition, Beowulf’s battle with the dragon, has the entirety of the Geat people on the line, as all are in danger and will likely perish if he cannot defeat the…

Exploring the Heroism of Beowulf F. Scott Fitzgerald once penned, “Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy,” and, in the case of Beowulf, this stands true. Known as the “Mother Poem of England,” Beowulf was written between 700-1000 AD by an anonymous source. It most likely originated as an oral tradition, and was passed on from generation to generation. Throughout the reading of the tale, the reader learns that the namesake character is essentially an act of divine providence – he is a gift…

hot, consuming flames of the death pyre.” (Roberts 88) Here, the element of resurrection was most fitting because after Beowulf finished his term of rule, he passed on the authority and position to his descendant, the deserving vassal by the name of Wiglaf. With that, the honor and glory earned with the title as king did not end short; rather instead, it continued along the line. As a warrior though, Beowulf was naïve in the way that he acted among others of his kind and boastful in the way that…

to win the gold or die in the attempt, he is succumbing to exactly the things Hrothgar warned him about before he took the throne: greed and pride. This may also be the reason for the downfall of the Geats after Beowulf’s funeral pyre has been lit: Wiglaf, the young warrior named king of the Geats after Beowulf, also falls prey to greed and pride when faced with the dragon’s hoard; he “filled his arms with flagons and plates, / anything he wanted; and took the standard also, / most brilliant of…

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Beowulf may have been both alive during two totally different time periods, but they both have one thing in common. Floyd Mayweather does boxing for the fame and the wealth that comes along with. He takes on fights against the tough opponents such as Manny Pacquiao to prove to himself and others that he’s the best and still is the best. In Beowulf, Beowulf is the Floyd Mayweather of the story. Beowulf is a warrior who takes on many challenges such as facing Grendel and…

instead of focusing on trying to make it out of the cave to die, Beowulf is focused on seeing all the riches that the dragon had been hiding. He would rather die in a pile of gold and other treasures then with the ones that care about him the most, “[Wiglaf] I quickly gathered up a huge pile of priceless treasures handpicked from the hoard and carried them here where the king could see them” (Beowulf 1700). In the story of Joseph from the Old Testament, Joseph’s brothers, out of their…

The story of Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that was written by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet. The structure of Beowulf helps make it one of the most important works of Old English literature. The structure of this poem is unique because it can be divided in three different ways. The first way the poem can be divided is into three different parts that each center around Beowulf’s fight with a particular monster. The first battle is with Grendel, a demon like monster terrorizing King…

The Connection Between Jesus and Beowulf For one to be great, one must live a life most people can not relate to. One great such man is the Anglo-Saxon hero, Beowulf. Beowulf lived a life that consisted of war and victories. Someone similar, Jesus, lived a sinless life that no one else can ever claim. Both Beowulf and Jesus are important to the world and their time. Jesus and Beowulf walked a pathed that not only showed their significance, but also showed their elevated status among their people…

After watching the movie Beowulf and Grendel and reading the epic Beowulf, there were many cultural differences in the two pieces of work which made them different in their own ways. Although both works were made to simply entertain readers with the story about Beowulf, the two pieces of work portrayed it in a way that would differ because of the cultural differences. When comparing the works together, you notice that the characters in the movie--characters which include Grendel, the son of…

Sara Hatab Rebecca Krug Engl 3003W October 19 2016 Women during the Anglo-Saxon Time Periods In the epic poem Beowulf, Grendel 's mother attacks Heorot 's mead hall to get back at the people who murdered her son, Grendel. Doing so causes Beowulf to follow her, and she yanks him down to her hidden lake where he manages to behead her with his magical sword. In Judith, the nominal character, Judith herself, behaves just as heinously as Grendel 's mother; she defies her society 's commanders '…