Beowulf

Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic poem, which relates the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country, Geatland, and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausting aftermath. This poem’s point of view is a vital part in the telling of the story of Beowulf.
Beowulf’s point of view could be affected by the time the story was first told. The story was believed to have been composed sometime between the 8th century and the time of the manuscript in the early 11th century. The poem itself was known and had been elaborated upon for centuries by minstrels who recited the heroic exploits of the son of Ecgtheow and nephew of Hygelac, King of the Geats, whose kingdom was what is now Southern Swe...