Beowulf - Wikipedia Beowulf is considered an epic poem in that the main character is a hero who travels great distances to prove his strength at impossible odds against supernatural demons and beasts The poem begins in medias res or simply, "in the middle of things", a characteristic of the epics of antiquity
Beowulf | Summary, Poem, Characters, Monster, Analysis, Facts . . . Beowulf, heroic poem, the highest achievement of Old English literature and the earliest European vernacular epic It deals with events of the early 6th century and is believed by some to have been composed in the 8th century
Beowulf Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes The epic poem follows Beowulf, a hero who comes to aid Hrothgar, King of the Danes, in his fight against the vicious monster Grendel Before the tale is over, Beowulf fights and defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, becomes king of the Geats, and vanquishes a dragon
Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem | Project Gutenberg Over sea, a day’s voyage off, Beowulf, of the Geats, nephew of Higelac, king of the Geats, hears of Grendel’s doings and of Hrothgar’s misery He resolves to crush the fell monster and relieve the aged king
Beowulf | The Poetry Foundation Gegrette þa guma oþerne, Hroðgar Beowulf, ond him hæl abead, winærnes geweald, ond þæt word acwæð: Næfre ic ænegum men ær alyfde, siþðan ic hond ond rond hebban mihte,
Beowulf | Old English Poetry Project | Rutgers University Sometimes a thane of the king, a man speech-adorned, mindful of very many verses, of the ancient ways, and remembering a vast number, devised one word with another, bound together truly—the poet soon began to recite with cunning craft the quest of Beowulf and to relate mellifluously a skillful tale,
Beowulf - World History Encyclopedia Beowulf is an epic poem composed in Old English consisting of 3,182 lines It is written in the alliterative verse style, which is common for Old English poetry as well as works written in languages such as Old High German, Old Saxon, and Old Norse