Beowulf: What Makes A Hero?
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A traditional hero is usually defined as a person of legendary status that is held above others for his great ability, strength, knowledge, and morals. The traditional hero performs a service or somehow helps the population. The “super-hero” is typically assigned these characteristics. Superman ....
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.... an Anglo-Saxon hero.
The traditional hero possesses a great deal of strength, as does Beowulf. Beowulf goes through the treacherous act of killing the monster Grendel without any weapons or help from others. Others had tried using swords and other weapons but were not able to succeed. All Beowulf needed was his “fiendish strength” (544) to slay the demon. He escaped this fight and the one with Grendel’s mother with “no harm to his body”(998). Realistically, no hero is able to fight w ....
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