The Poem of Beowulf

The poem of Beowulf is a story that was written in the beginnings of Christianity in 1000 a.D, which is why abounding examples of temptation and Satan are present in the story. Beowulf was written by an anonymous Christian monk. The story takes place in what is Denmark today, it takes place in a small kingdom that’s in a “gorge” called Herot. The story of Beowulf talks about a hero who is very different from any other hero in ancient literature, because he wasn’t in trouble and in need of survival, unlike Odysseus, unlike Achilles, both of whom had to fight for their life, for survival. Meanwhile Beowulf didn’t have to fight to survive, but vice versa, he lived to fight, instead of trouble finding him (which is the most common thing in any story where there is a hero), he looked for trouble. However it wasn’t just for fun, all that he wanted was gold and fame. A monster lived in a kingdom called Herot, his name was Grendel, who was “infamous” for hunting and killing people and caused “loathsome” everywhere he went, at the same time fright and disgust. Grendel “lividly” terrorized the kingdom of Herot. In desperation and need the King Hrothgar asked for help of a young hero who would free him of all his trouble, as they say in desperate times desperate measures are needed. Beowulf heard of the catastrophe in Herot and immediately sailed there to save the kingdom at its most dreadful times. Grendel was causing “affliction” to the town’s people, evidently Beowulf pursuing gold and fame came to save the day. The first day Beowulf arrived Grendel came in to hunt again though he could only kill one man before Beowulf tore out his whole arm shoulder, all the way to his “talon” and Grendel went back “cowering” to his cave in a “murky” swa...

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...s had an impact on modern day storytelling and novels.) In the poem of Beowulf evil works the same way it does in real life, the “sprouts”, which were Grendel and the dragon, are killed, but the roots who is the mother prevails, and will continue resurfacing, striking and attacking nonstop. She may be at peace for long periods of time but she will raise again to bite again and possibly harder. In the end everyone dies, the sins and evil done in life are gone at death, every bad things disappears at death, maybe the damage is done, still the rest of the people will eventually get over it, until a new tragedy occurs. However the roots of evil and wrongness still stir underground. Every monster will be eventually defeated, every evil person will eventually die, every nightmare will eventually fade, but evil, wrongness and sins will always be present and will resurface.