... . In these poems, Beowulf and the Cross are portrayed as loyal and heroic, and Jesus and Beowulf as a warrior and a savior. Loyalty is a necessary quality to get through life. True loyalty is synonymous with being, and remaining faithful to a way of life, special cause, government, religion and so on. To act loyal means ... to be honest, truthful, and respectful. It means you stand by what you believe in and always stay true to those beliefs. A loyal person will remain true to ... whoever or whatever they follow or practice. Having true loyalty will help you stick to and achieve your go...

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... the medieval times. While soldiers in modern times often fight for personal reasons or out of obligation, soldiers of the medieval era fought out of loyalty to their leader or country. The traditions of the warring nobility, in the middle ages, heavily emphasized the points of chivalry, piousness, courage, and ... seduce him...(he) exchanges only innocent kisses with her When the host returns from his hunts and gives Gawain what he won that day, Gawain, true to his promises, gives the host in return the innocent kisses. (Sir Gawain)" It is apparent that within this context, Sir Gawain i...

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... heroic act, thus making the act in itself heroic. Throughout the epic, Beowulf in many ways exhibited all the qualities and characteristics needed to be a true hero. Many Old English poems glorified a real or imaginary hero, and tried to teach the values of bravery. Beowulf was written during the Anglo-Saxon ... impression that Beowulf is more like a myth than a man. In the epic Beowulf, he's portrayed as almost inhuman, but he clearly fulfilled his role as a true hero. The only question that exists was whether he was indeed a man or merely a myth? A prominent heroic trait of Beowulf is...

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... one reads it in the old English version. The effects of the poem are not the same, although the sense of the heroic beast is very true. The story of Beowulf is still relevant to today's society and relates to problems faced in current everyday life. In our society we face simple problems ... the fights that people are put through in life. Giant monsters of course do not eat people, but the basics of what a person may stand for, loyalty, honor, chivalry, and courage are constantly being put to the test. As in the poem Beowulf is constantly put to the test of his morals. Many ... with fou...

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... warrior in so many different situations. Throughout the story of Beowulf the reader can depict from the battles that Beowulf dealt with finding his true power during his battle with Grendel, the adversities of weakness with the battle with Grendel's mother, and then the ultimate battle which was ... . Beowulf was considered a hero for many reasons. In his youth, he displayed strength and courage as defined by the Germanic heroic code that showed loyalty, pride, and courtesy. Even though Beowulf grew up as somewhat a king in training, in his youth he never stopped showing the noble chara...

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... " and Anglo-Saxon society tell a different story, however. There are quite a few models of powerful women in this epic-Grendel's mother, for example-but none is more expressive of true Anglo-Saxon culture than Wealhtheow. One of the most common duties given to women was that of "peaceweaver". This is done "either biologically through her marital ties ... a reward in return. In fact, when he is given a reward from King Hrothgar, he immediately offers it to King Hygelac when he returns home-this also shows the quality of loyalty, which warriors should possess. It is fairly easy for a man t...

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... country was divided into several independent principalities, each own "king." Not until King Alfred of Wessex , Alfred the Great, led Anglo-Saxons against the invading Danes that England became in a true sense a nation. Danes were fierce Viking peoples who crossed the cold North Sea in their dragon-powered boats in the 8th and 9th centuries. They were destroying everything in their ... the arts. As Beowulf shows, law and order, were the responsibility of the leader in any given group. Only through loyalty to the leader during war was success measured in gifts from the leader. Loyal depe...

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• Grade Level: High School