Beowulf

The story of beowolf was a non-catchy story that I thought was an alright story to read. It really was a fiction story that was made to think you believe in certain things that are not real in life such as dragons, monsters, and demons. I really didn’t find the story interesting to read. It was also very boring. If it was my choice to have to read this story I would have not read it.

I recommend people who are in to folk tales and ancient warrior days to read this story. The reason I say this because maybe they will find this story more interesting than I did. I really feel as if this story wanted to offer religious, being a warrior, and a ruler of a kingdom. Today this story can still relate to others in the world today, because there are still people out there who really have different religions, soldiers that fight in the war, and kings.

The Anglo-Saxon culture was mainly about worshipping the gods and protecting there land and treasures. Examples where. Absolute loyalty to leaders was essential to the Anglo-Saxons. To my understanding it was saying that they give all of there worship to one person and no one else. Next example would have to be, " Their most important god was named Odin, the God of death, poetry, and magic". The reason I thank they worship him the most was because he was the most powerful God they had. Next example would have to be they way they were big on guarding their land and treasures. "Thor and the dragon, who usually the protector of treasure or warrior graves".

The super hero that Beowolf is more like to me would have to be Superman. The reason I say this is because Superman was a very strong man that helps protect his country from evil. Beowolf was the same way like in the end when he had to slay the dragon to protect his country. Well Superman would have done the same thing.

The death of Beowolf was sad. The way he died of being burned by flames from the dragon that he was suppose to be slaying. His shield was not strong enough to keep the flames from burning him. "His shield protected life and body for a shorter time than the prince had hoped." When the dragon blew the flames at Beowolf, he put up his shield which was melted by the flames. He really shouldn’t have been fighting because of his old age, and he wouldn’t be able to fight as good as he used to. Like Superman they’re always trying to fight to make a happy ending and sometimes it never works out.