Beowulf Characteristics

Beowulf is an epic hero who rules the land of the Geats. Demonstrating many epic hero traits through his lifetime such as super-human strength, bravery, and loyalty are just a few out of many traits. He, whom fought a number of intense battles either without weapons or with the least amount of weapons possible, winning every battle even if he passed on during his last battle. Beowulf is the ruler of the land of the Geats and comes to help the ruler, Hrothgar the ruler of the Danes, when they are being attacked by a demon named Grendel because he was was mad they were worshiping God. He needed to repay Hrothgar for helping his father Edgetho out of some trouble years before so this was this was the perfect opportunity. As well as when a fire-breathing
During a battle against the great Grendel, a demon terrorizing the Danes, with only his hands nearly losing the battle but within the last final moments of the battle Beowulf took everything in him and ripped off Grendel's arm. "He twisted in pain, and the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder snapped, muscle and bone split and broke" (lines 337-340). As well as being able to lift a sword that no ordinary human could possibly handle, slashing the mother of Grendel to end her life. "Then he saw, hanging on the wall, a heavy sword, hammered by giants, strong and blessed with their magic, the best of all weapons but so massive that no ordinary man could lift" (lines 513-516). The third instance discussing Beowulf’s super-human strength was when he was carrying Grendel’s head, which takes at least four men to carry, and what was left of the sword to the top of the sea which took hours. “But all that Beowulf took was Grendel’s head and the hilt of the giants’ jeweled sword.” (lines 569-571). “Brave men staggering under the weight of Grendel’s skull, too heavy for fewer than four of them to handle” (lines 590-591). Never letting fear overtake Beowulf his strength blossomed into