ENG 273: World Literature. circa 850 BC Events around 520 BC Written in Old English Germanic Tribal Society Values Hierarchy History.

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ENG 273: World Literature

circa 850 BC Events around 520 BC Written in Old English Germanic Tribal Society Values Hierarchy History

The Narrator King Hrothgar Grendel Beowulf Unferth Queen Wealhtheow Grendel’s Mother The Dragon Wiglaf

Heorot – the mead-hall Grendel’s Mother’s Lair Beowulf’s Kingdom

Battle with Grendel Hand to Hand Combat Beowulf is Victorious Battle with Grendel’s Mother Combat with Armor and Weapons Beowulf is Victorious Battle with the Dragon Beowulf Attacks but is pushed back Wiglaf is Important in the Battle

Belonging to a Community vs. Being an Outcast Nature vs. Civilization Heroism vs. Cowardice Becoming a Legend vs. Being a Laughingstock Importance of Making a Name For Yourself Fame as Immortality Old Age vs. Youth Growing older Relationship Between King and the People “Ring Giver” Violence and Death Christianity, but some older traditions as well