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13th Warrior Culture
What elements of Anglo-Saxon culture are evident in The 13th Warrior? The movie is a third person view of the uncultured northmen society. The Norse warriors are shown as brave warriors who fight for glory. The loyalty displayed by each man to his fellow warrior is astonishing.The 13th Warrior shows an superb variety of elements from the culture of the Anglo-Saxon people.
Seen through the eyes of Ahmad ibn Fadlan, a Muslim ambassador whom has been exiled from his land, he enters a strange land full of men that seemed to be disgusting savages. He watches them take turns swishing water and spitting into the same bowl that the next warrior uses. That has to be one of the nastiest sights that I have ever watched. Coming from a clean Muslim society, Ahmad was appalled by the uncleanliness of the Norsemen. However, Ahmad grows to respect the …show more content…
The 13th Warrior is a realistic representation of Beowulf. Instead of a man-eating monster called Grendel there is a clan of Wendel warriors that have been raiding and killing villagers for 12 years. This is consistent with the 12 years that the monster Grendel had been assailing King Hrothgar's kingdom. In The 13th Warrior Beowulf is not killed by a fire-breathing dragon’s venom. He is instead killed by the venom on the tip of a tooth which he was cut by while fighting the mother of the Wendell clan. Some key elements from Beowulf are missing however. When Beowulf arrives at King Hrothgar’s throne he does not boast about his past achievements as he does in Beowulf. Overall The 13th Warrior is a fairly good representation of the novel Beowulf it is missing a few plot points and numerous details added in, like Ahmad even being part of the group. The 13th Warrior is also missing Wiglaf from the entire story. That is disappointing considering how important he is to the end of Beowulf’s life. The movie is quite stupendous. It's not perfect in any way, but it gets the job
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