Beowulf Hero Characteristics

Beowulf the Great Batman smashes into the Joker’s lair. He knocks out all of the Joker’s henchman and then moves on to clobber the Joker. He rescues the captives and saves the day! Batman is a true example of a great modern hero. However, not all heroes are modern. There are hundred of great ancient heroes. One of them is a man named Beowulf. Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon hero who fights for others. He exemplifies a set of characteristics that holds true to every superhero. These characteristics are bravery, selflessness, and loyalty. Beowulf, one of the greatest heroes of all time, truly does represent all of these heroic characteristics. First of all, Beowulf displays that he is brave. Bravery is defined by courageous behaviors. At the very beginning of the story, he is portrayed as brave. He is asked to travel far away from his home and he takes on that responsibility. “Proclaiming that he’d go to that famous king, would sail across the sea to Hrothgar, Now when help was needed.”(114-116). That takes a huge amount of bravery just to
One reason he is loyal is because he was willing to go fight Grendel because his king told him to. “My people have said, the wisest, most knowing / And best of them, that my duty was to go to the Danes’ Great King” (244-246). Beowulf knows that his king will steer him in the right direction by telling him to go to the Danes. That shows a great amount of loyalty. Another way he is loyal is when he kills Grendel. His job is to save the people from Grendel, which he completes, however, Grendel’s mother appears. Beowulf knows that he must stay loyal to the Danes and goes to kill Grendel’s mother as well. This shows he is loyal to the Danes because he wants them to be safe and have the best quality of living. A final way he is loyal is to his subject as king. His subjects are being attacked by a dragon. He knows it is his duty to save his people so he goes and fights. Sadly, it leads to his