Acknowledged as the greatest masterpiece of the Anglo-Saxton time period Beowulf’s story tells of the journey of a hero. Translated by Burton Raffel, Beowulf is a heroic epic that tells of the trials and tribulations and the journey of the great Geat warrior Beowulf.
The story of Beowulf tells of the life and death of the great Geat warrior Beowulf. The story is a heroic epic because it tells the story of a great hero. Heroic epics tell the story of a journey of a hero that goes through separation, initiation, and the return. The separation involves the call to adventure, the refusal of the call, and supernatural aid.