Comparison of Beowulf and The Odyssey

After reading Beowulf and The Odyssey I began to compare and contrast the two epics. There are lots of obvious differences and similarities. An obvious similarity is there are heroes in both of these epics. The settings in both epics are similar too. The characters in both are different in many ways though. So the next few paragraphs you will learn the main similarities and differences of these two epics.
Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic that puts good against evil. It puts Beowulf against Grendel and Grendel’s mother and in the end Beowulf comes out on top. He fought and beat both Grendel and Grendel’s mother. In The Odyssey all the survivors of the Trojan War had returned home except Odysseus. He was at Calypso’s island and she wouldn’t let him leave. When he finally got to leave he face many problems getting home because Poseidon, god of the sea, was angry with him. In both epics there are several problems that the hero’s face and overcome. In Beowulf it is...