Beowulf
Anonymous · 1000 · Philosophical Text
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It presents a Germanic heroic epic focused on a warrior's physical prowess, loyalty, and ultimate self-sacrifice in confronting monstrous threats and facing his own mortality.
What it is
An Old English epic poem, Beowulf recounts the heroic deeds of a Geatish warrior who travels to Denmark to defeat the monstrous Grendel and his mother, and later, as king, battles a dragon to protect his own people. The poem explores themes of heroism, fate, and mortality.
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