1. middle age hero
The first is the battle with Grendel, a horrific monster, because he has been terrorizing the Geats. Beowulf defeats Grendel in the battle but has to face another one with Grendel's mother who wants to get revenge for the death of her son. Beowulf finally defeats Grendel's mother. ... The first is when he went out by himself to conquer Grendel and Grendel's mother. Beowulf went out to fight Grendel and his mother because he knew that he had to do a favor for Hrothgar. ...
The first is the battle with Grendel, a horrific monster, because he has been terrorizing the Geats. Beowulf defeats Grendel in the battle but has to face another one with Grendel's mother who wants to get revenge for the death of her son. Beowulf finally defeats Grendel's mother. ... The first is when he went out by himself to conquer Grendel and Grendel's mother. Beowulf went out to fight Grendel and his mother because he knew that he had to do a favor for Hrothgar. ...
This is clear when Beowulf is about to battle Grendel because he says, When it comes to fighting, I count myself as dangerous any day as Grendel. ... Many great men have tried to defeat Grendel and have failed for many years until Beowulf fights him. Even though he knows how dangerous Grendel is, he still wishes to make the battle a fair fight, so he decides to battle unarmed like Grendel. ...
When Grendel, the evil monster torments a nobleman's town, he nobly steps up and agrees without hesitation to defeat the horrid creature. ... Beowulf used his inhumane like strength to defeat his opponent Grendel who was a monster and crushed people with his grip. Beowulf used his strength to defeat Grendel with his bare hands. After Beowulf had defeated Grendel he hung him from the rafters by his shoulder and arm. ...
Beowulf soon confronts Grendel as planned and using his bare hands, defeats the beast, taking his arm for a trophy. ... Now Grendel's mother seeks revenge. The fight between Grendel's' mother is an important turning point in the story, because this is when Beowulf's "super-human" strength begins to wane. ... Beowulf being the "superman" that he is, easily picks the sword off its display mount strikes it down onto the neck of Grendel's mother, thus cutting her head off. ...
Through looking at the texts of Beowulf and of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we can clearly see the dramatic change in society's attitude regarding Christianity. From the time Beowulf was written in 750, until Sir Gawain's creation in 1400, there was a remarkable surge of interest in Christianity...
