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Beowulf 12
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The Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf is the most important work of Old
English literature, and is well deserved of the distinction. The epic tells the
story of a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes
of the monster Grendel, a descendent of Cain, and of his exploits fighting
Gren ....
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....from the Danes, but more importantly, he earns honor raising him to the
level of an archetypal hero. Grendel, on the other hand, is the total opposite
of Beowulf. He has no wealth, no honor, and he in infamous as an evil
killer. This lack of wealth and honor defines Grendel as a symbol of evil and
corruption. In addition to using Honor and wealth to define a character's
character, the story-teller(s) have incorporated alternating Biblical and
Paganistic motifs in the epic-poem.
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