Beowulf is the oldest surviving Anglo-Saxon epic poem. It is thought to have been composed by a single Christian author for a Christian audience in Northumbria (Anglo-Saxon England) any time from the 8th to the 11th century.
In this poem warrior tribes fought against one another, when all that really mattered was not if you died, but how and when.
In a Danish kingdom, Beowulf confronts a monster that has been terrorising the king and his men for twelve years. Later, Beowulf dives into a misty lake and fights the monster's mother.
Fifty years later, an elderly Beowulf confronts a dragon terrorising the land of the Geats in Sweden.
Superhuman powers are attributed to him; he kills monsters which luve underwater and underground, which can fly and which breathe fire. Beowulf represents goodness, while the three monsters that he kills stand for evil.
Superhuman powers are attributed to him; he kills monsters which luve underwater and underground, which can fly and which breathe fire. Beowulf represents goodness, while the three monsters that he kills stand for evil.
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