Gifts Of Strength In Beowulf

The protagonist, Beowulf, is introduced to us in the poem as a young man with an eager sense of heroism-as is evident by his volunteering himself to help Hrothgar-complete with unparalleled strength. Therefore, his ultimate defeat of Grendel could be attributed to his physical strength. However, a force much more prominent than miraculous gifts of strength is an inbred sense of conquest that permeated the culture Beowulf lived in. Ultimately, a more overpowering sense of duty than his talent. to assist Hrothgar if he hadn’t the strength “…of thirty men”, I would answer that I believe that to be true. Born in a time when one’s title was made, not given, Beowulf already knew he must prove himself a warrior despite his uncanny advantage.