Beowulf
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In epics, the main character is usually a hero. This is a person who
expresses courage and superhuman strength. These people are recognized as the
epitome of all people in this time. In Anglo-Saxon literature the role of a hero
is to protect good.
There were many great pieces of literature during ....
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.... hopes that he will be able to defeat
Grendel, the monster that has been terrorizing Herot.
Before his confrontation with Grendel, he did many other things to
assist his people. An example of him doing this is when he speaks of himself
killing the giants and wiping them off the earth. He says, "They have seen my
strength for themselves,/have watched me rise from the darkness/of war, dripping
of my enemies' blood/I drove five great giants into chairs, chased/all of that
race from the Earth." ( ....
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