Wiglaf

the dragon terrorizing his kingdom with a sword and armor. He thinks since the dragon has fiery breath, that using his sword and armor will be an even battle. With the help of Wiglaf, they kill the dragon. However, Beowulf suffers brutal damage in the battle against the dragon and eventually dies, leaving his kingdom to Wiglaf. Now that I’ve went over all the differences and similarities in the poem and movie Beowulf you can see that the movie doesn’t do the poem justice as in the fact of the…

Anglo-Saxon culture it starts from. As a show-stopper, it likewise fills its need of moral direction, today filling in as an exhibition of what values were vital to the Anglo-Saxon people. Particularly observed through the characters of Beowulf and Wiglaf, the poem Beowulf illustrates three critical morals of now is the ideal time: bravery, honor, and loyalty. Furthermore epic of Beowulf also contain the Christianity as base in regard of important element of Anglo Saxon era. Beowulf, who is the…

A leader is a person that leads a group of people or an organization. A group would not be able to function to its full potential without the presence of a leader. Leaders are the backbones. Could there be a ship without a captain? Could there be a kingdom without king? There is a possibility for these instances, but there would be conflict. A Ship without a captain would not be able to reach its destination. A kingdom without a king would not have progression and the people’s consent. Beowulf…

Beowulf, and “behaved like a kinsman” (2431), he was not a blood member of the royal family, as opposed to Christ, who is literally the Son of God. Further separating Beowulf from a parallel of Christ is his persistent pride, even requesting that Wiglaf bring the spoils of the battle out for him to see before he died, and admitted in his last speech to his men that he wanted to slay the dragon not for the good of his people, but “for the glory of winning” (2514). While Beowulf shares some…

an heartened tone that boosts the spirit of the reader. Beowulf has an ally in battle, and will have someone to save or succeed him. The except further provides a bit of irony in the poem. While the seasoned warriors fled in Beowulf’s time of need, Wiglaf, an untried warrior, went to aid Beowulf despite the odds against them. By using irony, the writer effectively alleviates a little of the seriousness of the scene, and provides a little comic relief over the…

During the battle with the dragon, the legendary hero Beowulf gets abandoned by most of his allies when he starts to struggle in the fight. Therefore, if it was not for one gallant hero, Wiglaf, Beowulf would not have defeated the dragon. “And then when Beowulf needed him most Wiglaf showed his courage, his strength and skill, and the boldness he was born with.” (Beowulf Page 47, Line 917). Consequently, this is the only battle in the entire epic in which Beowulf needed assistance.…

example when the soldiers face Grendel with Beowulf. ¨ all of Beowulfś band… raised their swords… to protect their prince¨ (Beers 23). Another example of loyalty in Beowulf was when Wiglaf helped beowulf slay the dragon. All of Beowulf soldiers except wiglaf ran. Wiglaf see’s that Beowulf is losing to the dragon and wiglaf stabs the dragon in the head to save Beowulf (Beers 37) An…

In the medieval fantasy novel Beowulf, three main antagonists are introduced throughout the story. As the story unfolds these three monsters and demons arise to challenge the warrior Beowulf in devious ways, and attempt to thwart his plans and kill him. Each of these villains have reasons for their plight and attacks, even if some of them are obviously more reasonable than the other. However, as these monsters appear in the the story, Beowulf manages to challenge them all to battle and come out…

take all the gold the dragon is guarding for is people. A new young warrior named Wiglaf comes to help Beowulf kill the dragon. Wiglaf is the next hero in the hero’s cycle in this poem. Wiglaf can see the Beowulf’s loyalty to his people. Wiglaf in a way learns this loyalty from Beowulf. He stays with Beowulf in his last moments. He also helps Beowulf keep his promise to his people about kill the dragon. Wiglaf could have given the dragon the final blow, but he helps set the dragon up so…

groups in order to defend the society they had built up which is similar to what Beowulf encountered in the epic. One challenge that Beowulf faced was trust in his men. When Beowulf was going into his final battle Wiglaf was the only one brave enough to help Beowulf defeat the monster. Wiglaf states “I remember that time we pledged our loyalty to our lord in the hall, promised we would be worth our price, as and when his need required it. He picked us out from the army deliberately, honored us…