Beowulf is a quintessential epic hero since he accepts challenges, undergoes transformation and returns from his adventures successful. Beowulf is a quintessential epic hero because he accepts challenges. Beowulf is given the opportunity to save the people of Hrothgar's kingdom, which he immediately accepts in hopes of being remember for it eternally.
Another way Beowulf is a typical epic hero is how he undergoes transformations. For instance within the text when he reaches his lowest point during his battle with Grendel’s mother. Even though Beowulf accepts that his time is over he gets back up on his feet with the help of fate, “Then he saw, hanging on the wall, a heavy