... it has been translated to give readers the opportunity to enjoy this colorful, heroic poem. It is a story about a hero, a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf, who rids the Danes of the monster Grendel, a descendent of Cain. It has been declared an ageless epic poem, because it continuously and clearly possesses ... characteristic of an epic is its hero. Generally, the hero is not only a male but of noble birth or of a high position. Beowulf fits these qualities of a common, classic hero, in addition; he stands high above the rest of the crowd, and is larger than the average character. The ...

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