Beowulf Embodies The Ideal Of Anglo-Saxon Culture

In the dead of night, they sat and waited. As they feared, Grendel came again. The only person willingly able to save them from the ferocious monster is Beowulf! While waiting for someone is not the best, when they have a chance of not being alive, his men are faithfull in their lord Beowulf. In the epic Beowulf, the Danes are terrorized by the monster Grendel. The Danes are in dire need of their own hero, Beowulf is a perfect example of an epic hero and embodies all the ideals of Anglo Saxon culture as he defeats the monster Grendel in Heorot. He holds to the status due to his bravery, selflessness, and physical strength.

Beowulf Embodies the ideals of Anglo Saxon Culture through his physical strength. In the epic Beowulf, he is depicted

to be the strongest man several times and has no problem with any task he is given. He shows his Strength when he fights and defeats the horrifying monster Grendel. Oliver Farrar Emerson Says that Grendel did not like the fact that the Danes were singing and having a good time, because they were praising God (1). The first time they come in contact with each other, Grendel takes one look at Beowulf and he knows he will not win. While Beowulf fights Grendel, he uses nothing but his bare hands. It takes a man that is really confident, about his physical strength, to even think about fighting Grendel. Beowulf is so strong that he rips his arm off and beheads him. After beheading Grendel, Beowulf picks his head up after six men fail at carrying it together. Additionally, Beowulf shows his strength while fighting in the underwater cavern with the Shewolf. Not only does he manage to defeat Grendel, Beowulf goes after his mom. He tracks Grendel back to the swamp, and swims underwater for hours and manages to still fight shewolf. She puts up a fierce battle and curses herself to where nothing can harm her, but Beowulf has an idea. He manages to locate and pick up a giants sword that will cancel out her magic, and then cuts off her head. Beowulf and his physical strenght are definatley representing the ideals of Anglo Saxon culture.
Beowulf embodies the ideals of Anglo Saxon culture through his selflessness.

When the world still had knights, selflessness was expected with the title of Knight. Beowulf shows his selflessness when he offers to go to Denmark and fight Grendel. Beowulf heard about the Danes being terrorized and basically packed up and left, it takes a lot of greatness to just get up and go help someone halfway across the world. Joan Acocella says, “ The boats must have been enormous-it carries Beowulf and what seems to have been at least a dozen knights, plus their horses, their battle gear and, and heaps of treasure” (1).Not to mention beowulf fought Grendel for free. Additionally, he also makes his selflessness clear when he stands up and fights Grendel himself rather than send one of his men and take all the credit. It takes a strong soul to put others first in a situation so dangerous as this one. Beowulf puts his self in danger for the lives of the innocent when he fights Grendel with only his bare hands. Although he has a chance of loosing he trust in God that he will prevail and save the Danes from being terrorized any longer. As well as fighting Grendel, Beowulf also stands up and fights for the Geats, aginst the raging dragon that haunts Geatland. At that time Beowulf was king and he was loved by all, Most kings would have sent the bravest of warriors and made them fight, but not

Beowulf.
Norma L. Hutman says that it almoost seems as if he dedicates his life to protecting the people around him (1). Beowulf fights the dragon himself, although he did not succeed he made his selflessness known to the people who knew him.
Beowulf Embodies the ideals of anglo saxon culture through his bravery.

He shows his bravery when he says he will go and fight the monster Grendel and trust that fate will let him win. Ward Parks says that any normal person would have run away (1). Grendel is a terryfying monster to anyone with eyes. Beowulf volunteers to fight Grendel knowing what he can do to a man. The War Aginst Monsters says, “Beowulfs daring vows commit him to attempt deeds requiring the utmost courage, but he acknowledges the possibility and consequences of failure. (1). Beowulf Realizes what Grendel can really do and takes caution. After Beowulf lays in waiting and finnaly defeats Grendel, he sets off after him to finish what he started. Additionaly, he shows his bravery by putting himself in danger instead of sending someone else to fight his battle. When beowulf first agreed to fight Grendel, he knew what he could. He still agrees to fight Grendel but with only his bare hands. Beowulf could have sent some one else to fight the battle with Grendel, But he didnt, he trust in God that he would win. Beowulf also fought the Ferocious Dragon that was terrorizing the geats. He fights the dragon by himself knowing he would not win, he fights the dragon to prove a point show that he is a great

king.
Beowulf proved he reaches the standrads of Anglo Saxon culture with his bravery, selflessness, and physical strength. He defeated the monster that terrorized everyone. He used the strength that everyone wishes they had. He proved that he could do anything he put his mind to. He swam for hours to accomplish a goal that no one else could do. He became the king that everone had in their imaginations. He is the standard for the Anglo Saxon Culture.