Comparing Beowulf And Lord Of The Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien book, Lord of the Rings, was very similar to Beowulf in one segment called Riders of Rohan. First, in both stories guards or horsemen wonder about who is arriving on the land and questions the people who question them. This is scene in Riders of Rohan when the horseguard says,"Who are you, and what are you doing in this land?"(Riders of Rohan). This is seen in Beowolf when says,"What kind of men are you who arrive rigged out for combat in coats of mail,sailing here over the sea lanes in your steep-hulled boat?"(Beowulf). Second, the person soon tells them who they are and explains who there father is. Riders of Rohan says, "Elendil!" he cried. "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn and am called Elessar, the Elfstone, Dünadan, the