The warriors of "The 13th Warrior" and Beowulf, clearly, had incongruous reasons for fighting the bear men. ... Like Beowulf and Ahmed, Grendel and the bear men had incongruous reasons for attacking Herot. ... When Ahmed and his men were attacked by the bear men in the small hut, they fought for a while and the bear men fled back into the night to their cave. ... Grendel fled back into the night, down to his cave under the hellish waters of the lake. ... He searches for hours in the lake until he is snatched by her and is carried to her cave. ...

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A hero is a person noted for their act of courage and the nobility of their purpose in whichever tasks they perform. Beowulf does deserve to have the title of epic hero bestowed upon him simply because, everything he does is for the good of his people, and he always puts them befor...

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