To early Europeans, such characteristics would indeed seem heroic, and keeping with the idea of a literary hero. In the epic poem, none equaled Beowulf's skill as a warrior or as a leader of men. ...

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These characteristics are portrayed in the character of Beowulf in the early English epic poem, Beowulf. Two characteristics of a true warrior hero that are demonstrated by Beowulf are strength and putting others before himself. ...

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