Beowulf

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Term Paper Title	Beowulf
# of Words	385
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.54

Beowulf

     Mythical monsters with great powers that get killed by human men are a typical theme in Anglo-Saxon poetry.  Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem translated by Burton Raffel.  Three Anglo-Saxon ideals that are portrayed in Beowulf are strength of warriors, boasting of brave deeds, and the belief in the super natural.
     First, one of the ideals exhibited in Beowulf is physical strength.  In Beowulf, Beowulf , the hero from Geatland, exerts the most physical strength.  Beowulf doesn't want to use a sword while fighting Grendel.  During the fight, Grendel "…twisted in pain, And the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder \Snapped, muscle and bone split \And broke."(467-470) as Beowulf pulls grendel's arm right out of it's socket.  Another example of strength is when Grendel "…Tore it's iron fasteners with a touch…"(375) at Herot's gates.  Finally, when Grendel goes into Herot and slashes and kills thirty men, it shows Grendel's great power.  Also, there is a great amount of strength during the battle with Beowulf and Grendel's mother.
     Another ideal portrayed in Beowulf is the right to boast.  When the poem talks about Hrothgar's building,...

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