An ideal epic hero, a king or a warrior, in Beowulf is similar to that in the Odyssey and many other ancient tales. ... Nevertheless, with all the bragging, the hero must be sincere; everything he tells is the truth (remember, it was larger-than-life). 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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