... to leadership, the truths regarding the relationship between leaders and the people that they lead are revealed. In Beowulf, the author introduces the idea of a virtuous leader very early on in the text. The narrator, introducing Hrothgar's family lineage, describes the path to becoming a respected leader, ... hold the line. Behavior that's admired is the path to power among people everywhere..." (Heaney, 2002, p.3). While the narrator speaks specifically of Hrothgar's ancestor Beow, this is also a general reflection on how great leaders assume their responsibility. As the author expli...

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