Elf Battle and Gwyndor

“I won’t shift afoot when I meet the cave-guard.” This quote shows the courage and bravery of a warrior during this time. In the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf and John Gardner’s Grendel, the difference in the point of views give a change to the author’s style and the narration of the two writings. The difference in literary purpose behind the two writings affects the motivation and the language.

This remorse, “blue-black like poison”, kills them slowly until nothing is left but, “dead ashen hollows” (15). This first chapter describes a war from beginning to end, dealing with the events that transform the men from “Iron Youth” to “old folk” in a matter of two years (18).

The story “Beowulf” is an epic poem written by an unknown author. In the story Beowulf, our protagonist, is the strongest man in the world who has to take down three monsters and faces challenges when facing two of them. In the story lof, comitatus, and wyrd is shown in the story and plays an important part of the Beowulf’s culture.

It was a normal day in the castle of Goranson. All the townspeople were tending to their work when an explosion made a loud sound that ran throughout the castle. Townspeople stood there shocked as the castle stood in silence. After the seconds of silence another loud explosion shook the castle followed by arrows flying throughout the castle and vikings screaming as they charge in. Everyone ran to get to safety and the vikings never followed. They only had one mission, to get the king and destroy the castle. When all the noise had stopped and all the screams were silenced the townspeople went to look outside to see that the castle was all burnt down. One farmer had said “Quick find the king”. They all rushed into various buildings only to find the king was not there.

Grendel’s invasion of Herot symbolizes the destruction of peace and safety, and the imperfections within the society. The twelve years Grendel had haunted Herot, “Herot stood empty, and stayed deserted for years” (145-146) were also the twelve years Hrothgar and his kingdom suffered. Nevertheless, when Beowulf finally eliminated Grendel, readers see a different side of Herot, “Golden tapestries were lined along the walls, for a host of visitors to see and take pleasure in” (995-996), the glory and grandeur was restored, all with the slaying of Grendel – an outcast of society.

“Mystical Creatures of the forest,given to us by the God,I present to you the assassin of your beloved Prince,the person representing all the monsters living behind tall chambers.This monster among many others,have killed our ancestors,our families,and our beloved Prince who ruled beside me for centuries,will be killed in honour of our king in the same way my son was killed today butchered and hung as a victory sign!An eye for

The story of Beowulf is one of a great hero. Beowulf is a very generous person who is always willing to help out when people are in need. Over the course of the story, Beowulf ends up in three major battles: the battle with Grendel, with Grendel’s mother, and with the dragon. All of these battles were different in their style and the way Beowulf approached them was different. Beowulf also had different reasons to participate in each of the battles.

In the morning, warriors look for the body of Grendel by following his bloody trail. They cannot find his body and turn back. Hrothgar’s men finally think that they no longer will be plagued with the presence of the monster and that now they can sleep in peace.

I awoke from my nap with a jolt. There was a man stabbing his sword over and over again into my belly. What is with these people and swords? He yelled out that his name was Beowulf but all I could do was howl in pain. “Please stop!” I screamed but he didn’t stop. That made me very angry and so I pushed him off and prepared to fight. We fought for a long time before he finally defeated me and as my world slowly went black all I could hear was the tapping off claws and then my mother’s

In his three major battles, Beowulf fights for many different reasons. His motivation varies, and as he grows older and wiser his attitude toward these battles also changes. Throughout the epic, Beowulf bradoshously beats Grendel, then more methodically murders Grendel’s mother, and with his last breathes humbly hollers for help to slay the dragon. This shows that Beowulf’s early focuses of glory and riches changes as he becomes a weathered warrior acknowledges that he cannot defeat his enemies alone and must utilize the resources provided to him such as armor, magical items, and companions.

“There is no limit to desire but desire's needs.” (Grendel, Chapter 7) This is basically the main idea of the book; Grendel’s desire to fit in with the humans. But before getting into that, here’s some background on the book. “Grendel is the story of the Battle between the monster Grendel and the Scandinavian King Hrothgar, told through the eyes of the monster. The story highlights the various encounters between the monster and the men who hate and fear him but who are powerless to do anything to him, until a stranger from across the waters comes to end Grendel’s life.” (Enotes) The genre of this book is clearly tragedy for many characters pass away in this book. It’s publisher is Gollancz and it was published 2015. Although based on a timeless well written novel. Grendel by John Gardner was barely tolerable with a petulant main character and an Incohesive plot.

A pair of heroes rose up and decided to stop Lelanthus. One came from the mighty dragons, while the other came from the mortals. To impede Lelanthus's carnage, the heroes had to attain Zadan, a mythical blade infused with the capability to seal away Lelanthus, which was concealed in a sanctuary atop the mountains. The Heroes may have lost many of their family members in the attempt to seal away Lelanthus, but peace was restored to Lukra and the Dark Ages had come to a close.

Here and now is where this shall all begin! High above the rest of my domain in the relative comfort of my little abode in Castle Burgundy. For the first time in what seems like an eternity gone by I shall cast open the monolithic doors of my darkened halls to partake in the first legitimate event since that whole drinking incident a few decades, millennia, bah- I'm sure I'll remember more clearly once this business is concluded, yes! With an excitement and speed that not even the swiftest of demons could conjure I bolt from my fortress gates! Muffling the sounds my adorable furry friends as I focus on one solitary thing, hunting down every last peasant, brigand and mule who stole from me and putting them to the sword, or cross, whatever I

Once Upon a Time There was an evil ruler with dark armor. His name is Venom. There was a white knight named: charm.

A long while ago, shortly after the birth of the first humans, a tall, demonic looking man, named Alastor, was told of a great blacksmith, named Hephaestus. Hephaestus worked under a large mountain located in Greece and could forge any sword. This was perfect for Alastor because he needed a new weapon. He stepped up to Hephaestus’s workshop and asked Hephaestus to make him a sword that would destroy anyone who dared to defy him. Hephaestus agreed to do this because he couldn’t ever turn down a challenge. He had never made a sword quite like this. “Of course! I will make you such a fine sword and no one will dare to defy you ever again!”