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    allegiance for someone or something In the unknown author’s epic poem “Beowulf” and in J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novel The Hobbit both forms of loyalty are significantly represented. “Beowulf” tells the story of Beowulf‚ a Geatish warrior‚ who comes to the aid of the King of the Danes‚ whose kingdom is being terrorized by a monster‚ which leads to Beowulf battling other monsters who want vengeance. The Hobbit portrays a tale about a hobbit‚ Bilbo‚ who is chosen along with a group of thirteen dwarfs to complete

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    Thesis: The Hobbit was written with characters and events that parallel the story of Beowulf and reflect the elements of the Anglo-Saxon culture and values contained in it‚ which reflects the connection between the two works. Introduction: The epic poem Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit… Influenced by Beowulf‚ the characters J.R.R. Tolkien created in The Hobbit reflect each other both in personality and the role they play in their story. Tolkien’s source and inspiration for the mythical creatures

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    have you seen between the book‚ The Hobbit‚ and Beowulf? At first I saw major differences between Beowulf and The Hobbit. One is a story that was once a simple bed time story for the author’s children and the other is a poem that is the oldest English literature that we have today. So‚ due to them being completely different in ways they really are completely alike. Reading Beowulf makes you feel almost as if the author of The Hobbit may have even heard of Beowulf when he was a young child and his

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    What makes a hero heroic? What helps a savior save people? What makes a victor victorious? We are introduced to many different heroes in both Beowulf and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. There are certain characteristics about heroes that make them so fantastic and unique. Throughout both of these works‚ we see these certain characteristics in our heroes that include: a sense of strategy in every thought and plan‚ bravery and courage in every action that is taken‚ and a great sense of determination

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    are The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with Hobit and The Chronicles of Narnia. 1.1.1 Classis Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their alleged factographic sources J. R. R. Tolkien was immensely influenced by Old English and especially the epic poem Beowulf. Tolkien being an expert in Anglo-Saxon‚ nearly all names used in The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) have Old English roots. Moreover‚ Tolkien is

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    passed down the centuries by the oral tradition. The Hobbit is a fantasy novel authored by J.R.R. Tolkien introducing the world-renowned Lord of the Rings series. At first glance‚ the similarities might seem vague‚ but the veil opens when examined closely. There are many similarities between The Odyssey and The Hobbit. The basis of The Odyssey and The Hobbit is the heroic journey. The Odyssey is told in the tradition of an epic journey while The Hobbit is told as a fantastic journey. The journeys themselves

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    Beowulf and modern day heroes share the same traits by doing good for the sake of good‚ having courage‚ and having supernatural powers. “ A prince of the Geats‚ had killed grendel”. (404) Through his battle with Grendel it truly showed the courage he had. Due to the fact that the monster reigned terror throughout the city. After 12 years; Beowulf was called to save the people. Throughout the series of Spider Man‚ Peter Parker plays a huge in protecting the city of New York‚ fight the bad guys trying

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    or award a big bonus check to his employees. There are many similarities in relationships today also. Corruption‚ greed‚ and jealousy exist today‚ as do courage‚ bravery and nobility. Actions in modern America are parallel to those seen in Beowulf because although times have changed‚ people have statyed the same. A struggle between good and evil existed then and will continu to exist for centuries to come. People in general are always in battle to see who can become the best or who can have

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    I just this day finished reading A COMPANION TO BEOWULF by my friend and classmate Ruth Johnson. It was remarkably clear‚ well written‚ concise‚ and chock full of fascinating insights and observations. Let me in particular remark on her last chapter‚ which concerned Tolkien and Beowulf. I had not heretofore been aware of how large a figure JRR Tolkien loomed in the scholarship of the epic poem BEOWULF‚ nor what a great influence his seminal essay The Monster and the Critics‚ had in turning the

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    of The Hobbit and Beowulf Interesting similarities can be found between The Hobbit and Beowulf. These books shockingly share a lot of the characters‚ symbols‚ and scenes. Who copied who though? The answer is simple‚ Tolkein. He didn’t really copy the poem he just used a lot of the same ideas of Beowulf. J.R.R Tolkein was a professor at Oxford University. Where He read the epic poem Beowulf. He wrote some essays over the poem and really liked Beowulf. It shows in the book The Hobbit. Upon further

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