Epic parallels between Beowulf and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

An epic can be defined as a long narrative story recounting a quest of the quintessential hero, in his fight against evil. In the film, The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers and in the poem, Beowulf these epic thematic concepts are evident. Firstly, both epics take place in a vast scope of land. Beowulf travels from Geatland, to the land of the Danes, then back to Geatland. Two Towers takes place in numerous places of Middle Earth, from the Fangorn Forest, to Isonguad, to the plains of Rohan, and then to Helms Deep. Secondly, both tales include intense battle sequenc...