Compare And Contrast Beowulf And The 13th Warrior

There are many books, movies and poems that fall into the category of epic. Although majority of the epic films are based on a hero who keeps the entire city safe and helps as many people as they can. Now that is exactly the film The 13th Warrior. The film follows the key events of the Epic Beowulf. The 13th Warrior demonstrates pretty much the same aspect of epic, along with the speculations of a hero, and how he overpowered his enemy. Unfortunately the main characters in The 13 Warrior and Beowulf are different. However the circumstances that they are put in front of and the behavior of both heros remain related. While the two pieces have a lot in common they still have their differences. In substitute a greatly constructed movie

The 13th Warrior is told on the viewpoint of Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan. In the epic poem the story is told from Beowulf`s point of view. The movie explains the risk the warriors went through in the battle. It shows Ahmed saving two kids who were running from the attack and his big heart for those who were suffering. The film shows the better side of Beowulf, the more gentleman side. It shows Beowulf fighting to protect people. The characters in the film and the poem have totally different personalities and do all the task in a different ways. Throughout The 13th Warrior and Beowulf the warriors show off their attributes and physical talents. The main characters are different, but they have similar goals with just different reasons for doing

Beowulf's tribe started on the south side of Sweden. Hrothgar and Heorot were from the Danish island, Sjaelland. Some historical scenes take place in Sweden, but some of them happen in Denmark, Germany, and Poland. The first part of Beowulf takes place in Heorot . At the time this poem took place, research says that the Danes kept their throne on Sjaelland Island at Lejre. Even though there is no knowledge that Beowulf was actually a man, there is a lot of Germanic history within in the poem. If Beowulf was real or if he wasn't, his character fits great into his society and family tree. Many of the characters were real. The Great king, Hygelac, Hrothgar, Ongentheow, Haethcyn, Onela and Heardred. Also, the Ravenswood battle that took place in 510 AD actually happened. The author of Beowulf is a puzzle, just like other poets in the Anglo-Saxon time period. He could have possibly been a court poet, or a monastic poet. The date that Beowulf was born on is unknown but can be pinpointed depending on where it was created.It was most likely made after Hygelac's death in 521 AD, and most likely after 580 AD, because that is supposed to be the date of Beowulf's death. Although it can't be any later than 1000AD, because the document was already written by then. Because the poem makes many references to historical figures, if the time period would have been any later than most of it would have been forgotten