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Beowulf Man or Myth
Many of Old English poems glorified a real or imaginery hero and tried to teach the values of bravery. Beowulf was written during the Anglo-Saxon period of English Literature. The Anglo-Saxon period was a time of fierce battles in which human
strength was measured by the ability to cont ....
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.... his loyalty and ability to think of himself last make him reveared by all" (Bolton 2). "Beowulf's deeds must be marked by a nobility of purpose to accumulate rewards and personal fame are good examples of the human side of his personality" (Wyatt 5). The use of description and imagery
makes the reader see the characters and events (Greenfield 25). Beowulf has the strength of thirty men in his left arm alone (Irving 4). Beowulf isnt like no other warrior even seen before. He is the strongest man alive (Irving 3). "Beowulf appearances size and armor command immediate ....
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