Iconic Superimposition In Beowulf

Beowulf was a “hero” in his time, he made numerous efforts to try and save the people of his neighboring city. His initial efforts worked in his favor and he was able to save them, but despite that winning effort all of the people except for the king were killed. Why everyone was everyone killed except for the kind? How was Beowulf the only one able to save these people on his fist encounter? Iconic superimposition I believe is the reason that the king and Beowulf were both able to prevail. The word Icon means a brand, and superimposes means to set something above something else. With those definitions put together we get a brand that is above all else because of the outcome of the people associated with the word. By Beowulf being able to defeat