What Is Beowulf A Charismatic Leader

In the epic poem of Beowulf, many leadership skills and attributes are demonstrated. Beowulf, as the leader of his band of warriors, makes the evidence of excellent leadership skills clear. He sets an example for his band by being a protector of his people in which, he came to them in a time of need (McArthur). He also upholds the standards of truth and justice by taking the life of Grendel (McArthur). Beowulf also leads his band by having an inspirational vision through his behavior and actions (Loughman). His confidence in his abilities is another factor that plays into his role as a leader (Loughman).

Beowulf is a model of leadership for our own times because he is very courageous and his strength is super human like. His skills and traits would not be good in our times though because a leader of a nation in our time doesn’t need to be very courageous and very strong to fight off people or go to war.

Being a great leader can depend on what circumstances are given and how they are handled. It can also fall upon the leader to be devoted, strong, humble, caring, and to be there when people need help, no matter the situation. Even in modern day, a leader has a duty to protect his/her followers, in order to stay in command and gain his/her trust and commitment. The Anglo-Saxon hero demonstrates these qualities by relying on his mental strength to overcome his age to defend and physical strength to hunt and destroy evil threats for the people who can not defend themselves. Future leaders can also use Beowulf as an example and can base their own leadership styles off of his characteristics.

Beowulf is a very brave and noble prince. He proves this statement in the way he humbly boasts about his ability to complete quests, fighting monstrous creates continuously, and going into each battle or challenge by his lonesome. “Hail! King Hrothgar! I am Hygelac’s thane, Hygelac’s kinsman. Many a deed Of honor and daring I’ve done in my youth… The best of my people, prudent and brave, Urged

Leadership skills are exemplified in the poem Beowulf through Beowulf’s characteristics and actions and his ability to lead and motivate his thanes. Unwillingness to give in to pride is also a leadership skill revealed in Beowulf. Beowulf displays courage and confidence during the battles of all three beasts of Beowulf. He ensures that his warriors trust in him enough to believe that they may be able to achieve a definite goal together. Beowulf, however, does allow his pride to obscure his vision of the future, therefore he does not possess all the necessary skills a leader should have.

Beowulf’s most seen quality in this epic is his confidence. The scene that most directly shows his confidence is his famous boast. “So, every elder and experienced councilman/ among my people supported my resolve/ to come here to you, King Hrothgar, / because all knew of my awesome strength. / They had seen me boltered in the blood of enemies/ when I battled and bound five beasts, / raided a troll-nest and in the night-sea/ slaughtered sea-brutes…” (Heaney lines 415-422). Beowulf’s boast is said publically, which shows an inspirational sense of confidence to defeat Grendel. The boast also demonstrates Beowulf’s courage and brave characteristics that makes him appear very heroic. Furthermore, Beowulf’s promise to kill Grendel to the Danes is a confident and risky thing to do, but Beowulf is able to pull it off. In Forbes article, it states that good leaders need to “deliver on [their] promises. Which our hero does that very night, killing the beast by ripping him apart ‘The monster’s whole/ body was in pain, a tremendous wound/ appeared on his shoulder’” (Forbes).

Real hero knows how to communicate with people and gain their respect. Great example of true hero in the article, “Beowulf and Teaching of Leadership” by the authors Tom Loughman and John Finley. Beowulf represents a significant example of leadership. Being a hero does not require only physical strength, but it also need smart, humble person who can protect his people from any danger. Beowulf can be descried as perfect model of leadership. He had very strong personality physical appearance but he was humble with his people. His technic allows him to gain people’s respect. I realized after reading Beowulf story that not anyone can be a leader. There are too many requirements to be successful leader, which it appears in Beowulf personality. Beowulf teaches us important lesson about leadership, his character illustrates that strong leader must be fearless, wise, has strong confident personality and humble to get people’s love.

Exceptional leadership has played a role in society for millennia. Every good leader has essential traits that define his or her character. Beowulf exemplifies authority in the poem Beowulf, displaying acts of courage and fearlessness throughout. Beowulf guides his warriors through life-threatening situations and emerges victorious because of his prowess as a leader. His capacity as role model instills confidence in those around him, which also establishes him as a great leader. Beowulf fits into a tradition of great leaders throughout history who lead through their courage, decisiveness, and inspirational qualities.

Beowulf demonstrates characteristics of a king because he is fearless. He isn’t just strong and dreamy like the average king we see on television, he is extremely courageous. For example, Beowulf traveled the sea to ask Hrothgar permission to battle Grendel. After his victory with Grendel, Grendel’s mother seeks revenge for her son so she targets one of Hrothgar’s closest friends. Hrothgar asks Beowulf to kill Grendel’s mother. Beowulf

Beowulf’s charismatic leadership style is adequate for him to achieve the role he deserves over the Danes, although it comes along with several drawbacks. Beowulf comes to power by being a courageous figure that comes to help the Danes in their time of need. He often brags about his courageous acts to show his greatness, we see this when he is confronted by Unferth, "The fact is, Unferth, if you were truly as keen and courageous as you claim to be Grendel would never have got away with such unchecked atrocity, attacks on your king, havoc in Heorot and horrors everywhere" (590-594). After defeating Grendel, the Danes look to him as their invincible hero

Beowulf exhibits many obvious heroic qualities, such as his strength and confidence in battle. These along with more subtle diplomatic actions serve to define him as both a great warrior and leader.

The story of Beowulf is based on a mighty warrior who possess heroic characteristics and is destined to be king of the Geats. He demonstrates his leadership traits such as courage, bravery, strength, and honor throughout his battles with evil forces. These attributes make people respect him and want to follow him.

The first example of a character possessing kingship qualities in the poem “Beowulf” is Hrothgar. Hrothgar is incredibly powerful and possesses kingship and leadership qualities such as strength which enabled him to be the king. Hrothgar represents a strong leader which is what the people wanted as they felt fear. Beowulf is the second character in the poem “Beowulf” who possesses kingship qualities. One example of kingship qualities on display is when Beowulf defeats Grendel, we know Beowulf won the battles as the story states, “Beowulf was granted the glory of winning; Grendel was driven under the fen-banks, fatally hurt, to his desolate lair” (Beowulf 58).

The article that I am reacting to is about Beowulf, he is considered a leader that saved the people from the monsters. Beowulf took it upon himself to fight Grendel and his mother without his soldiers because he wants his family's name to be remembered forevermore. Beowulf was risking his life for all these people and was labeled as a charismatic leader. No one on this earth would do what Beowulf did for the people because people are so selfish. Beowulf is a selfless person who deserves more than just his family's name to be remembered. Beowulf is a brave leader who fought to the end which makes him loyal to his people.

Does beowulf the hero fit into the model of an charismatic leader? One have to think how beowulf shows the right acts of being a leader or hero and what qualities he have to shows to prove himself as an charismatic leader. The authors Tom Loughman and John Finley of the article ’Beowulf and the teaching of leadership’ shows us great facts that shown us how beowulf is an leader. This article gave me such good examples and other sources that compare to beowulf also how he show as a leader. Furthermore Beowulf is seen as an ideal warrior hero where his comrades willingly scram with him. In my opinion this article was helpful in some ways but I does it shows if that Beowulf is an or isn’t an charismatic leader.