Beowulf's Strength

Hrothgar, the king of the Danes is faced with the issue of a horrible monster, Grendel tearing apart his soldiers and causing bloodshed. This is where Beowulf comes along, he is prepared with his men to defeat this monster and when the time comes Beowulf is more than ready to face him. Beowulf

The night after Grendel is killed, his mother attacks Heorot, seeking revenge for her son, leaving them all in chaos. The following morning they all suit up and set off to find and kill Grendel’s mother. Grendel’s mother lives in a cave at the bottom of a mere, causing Beowulf to have to fight underwater. Beowulf suits up in all his armor and is offered a sword, Hrunting, by Unferth to fight with. As Beowulf dives into the mere to find Grendel’s mother, she senses a human observing her lair and attacks, grabbing Beowulf and dragging him to her

The Battle of Grendel was Beowulf’s first battle to protect the Danes from Grendel’s murdering rampage every night for 12 winters. The

Beowulf wields his physical strength, just like a shield, to protect himself from his brethren’s lack of faith. Interestingly, that is what instigates his bravery and propels him to face any conflict head-on. Additionally, we can see that his strength has reached unrivalled measures “a hand grip harder than anything he had ever encountered in any man on the face of earth” (lines 750-752) and how it has managed to elevate his prowess “When he wielded a sword, no matter how blooded and hard-edged the blade his hand was too strong, the stroke he dealt (I have heard) would ruin it. He could reap no advantage” (lines 2684-2687)”.

In addition to traveling with a group of people, Beowulf accomplishes a multitude of valorous deeds. The first way in which this is demonstrated is through The Battle

Beowulf, is a poem about Beowulf himself killing monsters, and other humans who are not doing right. This poem is the oldest poem in the English language that is still being used in the education programs today. Beowulf rips people’s arms off, kills five monsters, and goes to save the people of Herot. Throughout the play Beowulf's followers continue to praise him for all his accomplishments In the epic poem Beowulf, Beowulf shows how to get glory from people, how to complete a mission, and how to keep your strenght.

Beowulf’s uncle is king of the Geats so Beowulf is sent to help rid the Danes of the evil Grendel. Beowulf risks his own life for the Danes, asking help from no one. He realizes the dangers but fears nothing for his own life. After Beowulf had served his people as King of the Geats for fifty years, he goes to battle one last time to fight a horrible dragon whom is frightening all of his people. Beowulf is old and tired but he fights the dragon in order to protect his people. Even in death he wished to secure safety for the Geats so a tall lighthouse is built in order to help the people find there way back from sea.

After Grendel goes back to his home he dies shortly. His mother furious seeked revenge on the man who killed her son. Grendel’s mother went to the mead hall one night and killed Hrothgar’s closest friend. Hrothgar eager to get rid of this monster calls once more upon Beowulf. Beowulf gears up in a mail shirt, his sword, and his helmet and heads to the Lake where the monster lives. He dives in the lake and is clutched by the monster. The monster trying to dig her claws into him couldn’t harm him. She then carried him sword and all to her home. She carried him to her home and there the battled in someone’s battle hall with monsters surrounding and attacking at Beowulf, but couldn’t harm him. Beowulf swung his sword at the monster but couldn’t cut her skin. Later in the battle he was running out of options then he saw a heavy sword on the wall hammered by the giants and cursed by their magic. He drew it up and took a swing with all the strength he had left. The sword cut through her skin, broke bones, and the monster fell to the

Beowulf’s first battle is against Grendel in an attempt to help King Hrothgar of Denmark and the Danes. The king builds a great mead-hall known as Heorot, where his warriors can gather to drink, receive gifts from their lord, and listen to stories sung by the bards. All the noise and commotion angers Grendel, who is a horrible demon that lives in the swamplands of the king’s kingdom. Grendel is an outcast who desperately wants to be a part of the Danes. He is bitter about being excluded from the mead-hall festivities. As a result of his jealousy and loneliness, Grendel terrorizes the Danes every night, killing them and defeating their efforts to fight back. The Danes live in fear, danger, and suffer death from Grendel for many, many years. Eventually, word of the kingdom’s suffering at the hands of Grendel reaches Beowulf. He feels inspired by the challenge of defeating the monster and decides to help the Danes. The king holds a big feast to celebrate Beowulf’s help,

During the Anglo-Saxon era, the Anglo-Saxons were invaded by monsters and demons. In addition, the Anglo-Saxons were in search for a hero. That hero turned out to be the great Beowulf. Beowulf fits the characteristics of the ideal hero: he has superhuman strength, a desire for glory, and courage.

Beowulf is a story that has been told over thousands of years. Beowulf is the story of one of the greatest warriors known to man. Even the man who claims to be the best of them all has a weakness and has faced temptations. Beowulf's inability to control his lust for women, power, and pride is what continues the deconstruction of the kingdom. The curse continues to rampage through the village of the Danes due to man’s weakness.

Beowulf has killed a lot of the king’s men he stands alone and alarmed ready to fight. “So the Spear-Danes in days by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness we have heard of the heroic campaign”. The Spear-Danes bravery/heroism was celebrated. Beowulf’s fight with Grendel shows off his true strength.

She gained the upper hand on Beowulf but his woven mail shirt saved him once again. He then seen a giant sword hanging on the wall hammered by giants and blessed with their magic and decapitated her head. He takes Grendel’s head as a trophy symbolizing Grendel ’s end on hunting humans. In his final battle Beowulf must face a mighty and dragon.

So, Beowulf the strong and brave warrior with the strength of thirty men in each arm who does not fear death but death itself. “Epics often involve interactions between heroes and gods. In Beowulf, the Christian God is not immediately present in the poem but is often mentioned and discussed.” The hero often leaves for a quest to rid the land of evil often to return home to bask in the glories of his triumphs. Beowulf is no exception, but at times his strength, courage and dedication is tested. Not once but three glorious battles between “Good and Evil” over the course of this poem who would one day return the land of “Geastland” to become

The epic poem Beowulf, is an Angelo Saxon tale that represents heroism and strength. This poem was written be an unknown poet between around 1000 A.D and showcases the heroic character named Beowulf who comes to save the land of Danes from the beast Grendel. Beowulf kills Grendel and then faces his mother the evil monster who is killed as well and is viewed by all the people of Dane as a hero who can never be beaten. An evil Dragon comes and Beowulf is able to kill the Dragon but sacrifices his own life as he is killed by the Dragon’s poison. Beowulf is about more than heroism this epic poem shows true English narration, represents Angelo-Saxon religion, and depicts women’s roles in Anglo-Saxon society