Beowulf is a classic epic here of the early English literature. He shows all the characteristics of an great epic hero of the times. He is has the strength of imaginable power there is no stronger. He shows that he is the bravest of all the great men in the peom. Beowulf also came from a noble f...

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For example, in his battle with the monster Grendel, Beowulf used "bare hands", not some magic sword or an army of football players. ... The hero is also much like the legendary Robin Hood or Zorro; he helps out random people just out of the good heart and in the end their enemy, like Grendel, always dies from his hands. ...

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