Beowulf Beowulf is an epic poem written in Anglo-Saxon times, by an unknown poet. Beowulf is a Geatish man who rescues the Danish people from evil, and helps save his own country from destruction. Beowulf, renowned for his bravery, and known as the strongest man alive, acquires the help of fourteen thanes to sail with him to Denmark. There he is involved in two battles with two evil monsters. He then fights another battle in …showed first 75 words of 836 total…

…showed last 75 words of 836 total…today’s society it is frowned upon to use violence to show heroism. I think that sometimes violence is necessary to prove that you are a hero. If something is terrorizing you through violence I think you should fight back with violence. Beowulf is considered a hero in Anglo-Saxon times, and I would consider him a hero today if he had accomplished the same feats as he did in this epic poem Beowulf. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**