You've read (hopefully) about Beowulf and his adventures: He's ripped arms off, cut heads off, and poked a dragon. Some of you read it in one sitting and others did everything they could to avoid it. Now, it's time to express your true feelings for this Viking hunk. Comment on what you liked about it, hated about it, or whatever. Be honest! You won't in trouble for hating it or loving it. Again, 50 words. Please take a second to answer the poll question.
Victoria Bolles
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I for one LOVED Beowulf. Most people know I'm a closet nerd, which doesn't really put me in the closet. Anyways, Beowulf is so BA. This stud-muffin warrior OWNED a whole family of monsters, does it get better? He died an honorable death and he was a hero to the Danes and the Geats.
He was strong, courageous, handsome, awesome, and he was the ultimate leader.
Contrary to popular belief, it really isn't that hard to understand. I think that if it was written in today's dialect, everyone would love it. =]
Deidra
ReplyDeleteIt really wasnt all that bad.at first i wasn't even going to read it til i found out we had a quiz on it.lol but i liked how brave beowulf was, he defeated Grendel and his mother.Sad for the monsters good for the Danes and Geats(except one).lol.I was impressed at how easy the poem was to understand too.Usually i have a hard time interpreting everything but this seemed very modern in a way.And the battle scenes werent long winded either.It was straight to the point, i loved that.And Wiglaf is my hero:)
Tom Volpe
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The story of Beowulf was great, but he presentation could have been a little more appealling to its intended audience. Most people would agree that the story of Beowulf was directed more towards men, to motivate men to be excellent. The fact that it is a poem draws many readers away, if however, the story was written as a normal story would be, like lines going across the entire page. In poem form I felt like I had to read the story in rhythm which through off my understanding of the novel.
Sara Volk, period 6
ReplyDeleteI voted that it was ok.
I actually read the story and took notes in fear that I would forget peoples names. It wasn't that bad and in fact I kind of liked it. (geeky ol' Sara and her books!) My favorite was the end when Wiglaf randomly came in and was there at Beowulf's death. The old hero was bound to die at some point, and there Wiglaf (the cousin or whatever) came through and stayed at Beowulf's side and finished off the dragon. At this point I wanted to jump in and stab his so called "army" who cowarded thier way into the shadows of the woods and let Beowulf burn to death. People like that piss me off. I mean wouldn't you stick up for your mama if she were like, dying? I loved the fact that Wiglaf was there. Also I loved the fact that they built that thing (that building tower and dug the treasures in his memory so he could still guide the Geats. That's amazing. Truely inspiring. It's ultimately epic (hence the hero thing we did in class) what makes an epic movie epic? Smiles and smiles. Through it's blood and glory you can see the accomplishments. Oh! Also I liked in my section I did for my project, the last line where they said the geats would "sing, then they would sing the old songs as well..." in reference ( I believe) to his triumphs and his pride. It's a reflection of a true happy ending for the warrior.
Greg King,
ReplyDeleteGiven the fact that it was a 4th century work of pop culture and that it had a purpose in being intertwined with christanity, all in all i would have to say that it was a preety good read. Not like i would just spend weeks looking for it a libraries and reasearch it. However if i was held at gunpoint and was forced to read a book, i would highly consider Beowulf. or a picture book. jk
I honestly did not care for Beowulf. One I am not into Brittish Liturature now because of this. I must say that it was alot easier to read than other pieces of literature but not my cup of tea. I dont know why we have to read about him in the first place he didnt do any good for me they werent my enemys who knows if he didnt kill grendal and left it all be than grendals mom could have been a nice monster eventually.
ReplyDeleteJessica
ReplyDeleteI thought it was good. It wasn't that hard of a read. And yes i read it, even though I had no clue to half or the answers on the test...I think he was a good choice to kick off the hero theme. I wish I could fight a dragon that would be cool.
Stephanie Denny
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I thought it was good. Beowulf caught my eyes with all the interesting accomplishments he did, like deafeated all those mosnter alone. He showed true heroism with his courage & bravery by standing alone to all the family of monsters. & I agree with ddra usually I have a hard time with reading poems or storys but I really understood this.
LarVelle Taylor 6th pd baby i really aint read this beowulf joint but i did read enuf to know that he killed a few monsters and stuff but i think vikings suck im more with james bond kindof style but i give what i read a 6 OUT OF 10 thats how i roll son. and i didnt really like how self-centered the ppl where but i guess thats how they were and i how hard i tried it was kindof hard 4 me to follow the story to ok thats my comment for this but last it was a ok book...i guess yea now lauch a flyin missile to blab blab that power thingy ma-jing yea sucka's
ReplyDeleteBryan Miller, Pd. 6
ReplyDeletei thought the idea of the story was ok, but i didn't really care for the way it was told. i would have prefered it if there were better visuals to go along with it. i also thought it was a little lame the way it was told, one guy doing everything by him self and fighting a dragon while he is 70 is a little cheesy. and the movie really sucked and Larvelle you are stupid, no one cares what you think about it. haha
Cari Hopson
ReplyDeletei personally am not a beowulf fan. It might have been easier to read if it wasnt written like a poem. It took me like all week to read it cause i was so bored when i was reading. I honestly dont care about monsters or vikings. The movie probably would have been better.
Robbie Price
ReplyDeleteI liked Beowulf, i didn't love it. I'm not a fan of poetry so that may have contributed a lot to it, but i do like epic battles and people getting eaten, all that good stuff. I don't know, i just think it would have been a lot better if it wasn't a poem.
Tina Spedden
ReplyDeleteIm not going to lie, i didnt read all of it but i got the point of it. It's not something i would want to read if i didnt have to. I didnt enjoy it but i will say i did, just to make Mr. Price happy!
I loved beowulf. Once i got past my inability to comprehend some of the writing it turned out to be good. One of the quotes was my facebook status! It is very epic and Beowulf is a true epic hero. Even though to us now adays that seems insane to go around killing people, back then thats how things were. It was honorable. Also, its cool to see the difference in times from back then to now
ReplyDeleteThomas Bowen
ReplyDeleteOkay first of all i don't like poetry it bores me severely but, i will say that Beowulf kept my interest long enough to actually finish it I did like all the action, fighting, and arm ripping and what not but poetry is poetry so I'm not impressed
FERGIE
ReplyDeleteSo yeah i read it and it was okay. Its not something i would want to read on my own. Pretty much the only reason i read it was because we had to do all this work on it, and if i didnt read it then i would be totally clueless the whole period. lol But yeah it took me forever to read it too, maybe because it didnt really interest me. but i'll live on. its watev. peace and chicken greae. lmao
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Honestly I didnt read it. I watched the movie though and I found it to be GREAT. Im watching the movie right now. But as for the actual story....NOPE. It was way too difficult to read and I got a headache trying so I just let it go. Sorry to disapoint you Mr. Price but I thought you might have wanted to know the truth. Plus even if I would have lied and said I read it, when you grade my test you would have found out anyway.
ReplyDeletesara volk (again) OK! you don't watch the movie and base your opinion on that (just saying) I learn that first hand from my digging on books and watching the movies. For those who did't like it, glad your honest. For those who did like it. YAY! some ppl agree w/ me on that. I mean to say, in it's entire story thing, they should make another movie with no nakie ppl and actually STICK with the story. I bet the author would appreciate it. yepyep.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth Lowery
ReplyDeleteI totally want to be a viking now! I loved the story. It was awesome how Beowulf totally owned those monsters and his men. I am thinking of recruiting some of the freshman to be my little minions! hahaha! I did not like the king but that is probably just because I am more of the person to be out doing things like killing monsters rather than telling people to do it. I overall LOVED Beowulf!!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed beowulf very much i thought he was alittle redic though with the ripping off of Grendels arm but it was still cool. I definately want to be a viking now and fight people naked jk. The ending wasnt all that great though it just kinda ended.. hes like i slayed grendel and her mom.. wait till im old oh here's a dragon im like 50 now better go fight it. What happend while he was king?
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Lexi Forster
ReplyDeleteI didn't really like it. It is mostly because I don't like reading (I'm not very good at it). I liked talking about the book though. Maybe it is because I didn't quite get it when I read it, and after discussing it in class I got a better understanding. I guess I liked the plot and stuff but I didn’t like the wording or the lay out of the story.
megan sears
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Yo yo yo. Beowulf was ok.. even though I spark noted it and read the online thing on this website I still did not get some stuffff.. I am super mad that I worked in a group all alone.. but whatever. Grendel's mother is def my fav character. I really hope I do not ever have to read B-Wulfy again. Was he naked when he fought in the book too? just wondering..
Justin Beall
ReplyDeleteBeowulf was eh... okay at best. Looking at it i would rather do something else than sit back and read something that is interpreted in more ways than one. It seemed just something of, oh im a hero, im going to go beat a few people down and be praised by some others. Its just one of those qualities i see as unimportant. Its a story that tried to work along side society, which isn't bad, as its how everything remembered is passed on. Wasn't too fond of the test thing either, caught me off guard to begin it, as i had to recall things that slipped by myself when reading the epic story of Beowulf. Would need two or three reads to actually get a hold of, something that others would dread to do... as a saying that is commonly used, 'Not my cup of tea.'
bryan miller is gay and homo he wants to be like larvelle
ReplyDeleteScott THOMAS Nicholson,
ReplyDeleteSo i read about 1/2 of this monstrosity! I was purely and utterly disgusted at this so called "Hunk". He aint nuthin but a big strong, prolly sweaty, manbearpig that goes aroung wantng to kill crap. Killing dragons, sea monsters, and wierd smeagle creatures isn't that great!Thats just my personal opinios.
btw its opposite day. HAHAHAHAHAHA
hey larvelle
ReplyDelete"Brian miller is gay and homo..." Really, gay AND Homo? i say WTF to you. aren;t they the same.......stupid! lol
Alex Tierney
ReplyDeleteYes, i am one of the ones who did not read the story and therefore failed the quiz. But from what we have talked about in class, Beowulf seems like a pretty cool dude. Even though he did the things he did to gain attention and be famous, he still kicked butt while doing it. Ripping off Grendel's arm was pretty epic if I do say myself. So that's all I have to say because I know nothing else :)
Jessica McCarter
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Honestly, Beowulf wasn't that bad. I liked the poem and what not. I especially like the Beowulf Vs. Grendel section. I could actually visualize was happening. However, I didn't like the little details I happend to miss being on the test, that was no good. But over all I did enjoy it because it wasnt like the other stories I have read in english that make me want to gouge my eyes out.
It was ok i guess im mean honestly i think the Movie dipicted a better side of the book at lest from what we read in class to show the geats running away except Beowulfs loyal friend. But I think it also shows the true side of beowulf the simple side of life bores him and fighting wars is just no fun to him or worthy ton die for he believes his BA battle that sends him to the great Viking hall of heaven i dont remeber what its called off the top of my head right now but bthat seams to be the only thing that seams worthy to him to die for is monsters and dragons. go ahead Mr. Price i vote the movie better than the english part except for Angalina Joliy threw it all off but he makes up for it in the end.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read it? I have seen the movie though! el oh el good stuff? false...
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the movie, and I'm not sure where the movie and book have gray area, but yeah. In generalization, Beowulf is an "epic hero of epicness" and in this you can generally expect the title to come with as much excessive violence and acts of strength and honor. He was certainly a valorous symbol. I AM BEOWULF!!!
MOLLY ROZRAN
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Why was beowulf naked in that little movie clip we saw in class? That part still confuses me. Anyways, the sparknotes explanation made me think Beowulf was a pretty interesting book, it kept me reading more. I wish the language in the book was easier to read because I am a terrible reader and it seemed like a book I would enjoy if I could understand it. Yep. That anglo-saxon junks blows my mind.
ahahaha Larvel
ReplyDeleteOk well I read the story... well most of it, not like the last section. And it was alrite, a bit strange I guess I thought it would be harder to understand. And once you started reading it was hard to stop cause it felt like the words didn’t stop. And I thought the fighting scenes were easy to understand cause they were descriptive.
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ReplyDeleteThe story of Beowulf is one of the better epic poems. The plot runs smooth(though reading it in sections is less enjoyable then reading a whole epic)and Beowulf is one of the better protagonist, in that he doesn't care about anything other than his own glory. A story where the protagonist dies in glory is all the better.
Ryan Whitesell
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I am going to be honest I did not read "Beowulf" but from reading other peoples comments it seems like I would of liked it. One reason I didn't read it is I didn't want to bring the book home because it is heavy. How others made it seem "Beowulf" was epic and enjoyable to read but saddly I didn't.
Scott spelled opinion wrong.. just letting everyone know
ReplyDeleteJordan DiFatta Period 5?
ReplyDeleteThe picture at the top looks like Hercules is wrestling smeagle naked.. i mean thas what i got out of it. Okay so i didnt read the story but from what i know Beowulf is hercules' son, grendel is s lizard that can change colors, and beowulf is in love with grendels hot mom. Thats all what Hayden told me about the story.. not sure if its true or not
^^sarcasm
My real post is:
I definitely didnt read the story cuz i mean who really did?? but from what i know Beowulf is an epic hero. he likes to kill things while hes naked. Not sure if its cuz he likes showing off or cuz hes just poor. either way it makes him ten times more of an epic hero. the assignment that i did for this story were kinda fun. i wish i had read the story though. then maybe i wouldnt be writing a half a** review
Mary Rogers, First Period
ReplyDeleteOh, you lazy people who didn't read Beowulf. It was a poem, and I read it in less than an hour. Definitely worth your time if your interested, but it's your loss, I guess...
Beowulf was actually pretty good. Easy, too, when you consider that the version our class read was a truncated (aha, vocab word) and translated one. A good online friend of mine and I occasionally speak to each other like this in our conversations. You know, because it's epic. I guess that practice and the lessons in class made it quite a breeze to comprehend for me.
Story-wise, it was epic, and I actually enjoyed reading it if not for the fact that I was slightly tired when doing so. But I knew that, in the end Beowulf would die in battle. Beowulf didn't seem the type to just crinkle up and die an old fossil. The only thing he lacked was real character development, or real imperfections; he already was complete, in a way.
To be honest, the only difficult thing for me was remembering the weird names. I only know Beowulf and Wiglaf with certainty, and that's because I did Beowulf vs. Death for the "Visualizing Beowulf" assignment.
Either way, it was pretty good. I know my online friend would get a good kick out of it too, so I'm looking forward to talking to him about it sometime.
And to be totally off-topic, I'm not feeling so awesome about the Boast thing. I literally live off of low self-esteem, so trying to exalt myself (even jokingly) makes me sick to my stomach.lol
Lindsay Crum 1st P
ReplyDeleteSOOOO i didn't read the story, only the grendal part because it was for my project. it looked really boring and i don't like weird stuff. but i mean it seemed like alot of other people enjoyed it :) so yeah, when i did my project i half-a*sed it. i'm just glad its over, im tired of every talking about beowulf like he's bada*s or something. NEWS FLASH: he's not real people!
i agree with Lindsay i only read the part about pre-grendel and beowulf for my project. I tried to read more cause it was not that bad, but i just never had time. We have a lot of homework thanks to SOMEONE(cough cough Mr. price). so its not that i did not want to do it i just never had time. but i do hope it will be over soon because i have no idea how to do this The Boast
ReplyDeleteThomas Bernier
ReplyDeleteI thought Beowulf was a pretty good read, if you're into that kind of thing. It's got a solid plotline and some awesome battle scenes. It's much better if you read the whole thing though,as opposed to the annoyingly shortened chapters we read. But I gotta say, I'm not too big on the the long-winded speeches that fill up a nice chunk of the poem. Other than that, I give Beowulf a thumbs up.
okay to be honest i read just my part of it for my project but it just really didnt keep my attention. i tried to read it your short way but i still was not interested. it might just be me im not really into all that viking stuff. but of what i did read some parts were a little hard to understand. overall its was pretty easy. i did like though how beowulf was not just all into himself well it didnt seem like it to me. from my quotes that i used he seemed to be concerned about his followers and most of his towns people && i LOVED how he killed Grendel. ehh he was gross. i wouldnt chose to read it again on my own but if i had to i guess i would =)
ReplyDeleteoh oh oh!! and i forgot to say thanks molly and alex L for helpin me with the REST of the beowulf story hahaha cause i surely was not readin the whole thing =) (sorry Mr. Price.)
ReplyDeleteBeowulf is a BA. I liked the story and i especially like the part where beowulf ripped Grendels arm off. He is a fearless warrior and he inspires me to become one as well. I liked how the story was gory, gruesome, and bloody. I want to be a viking king now and slay me some hideous monsters. (like mr. price) okay maybe not him but you get the idea.
ReplyDeleteEmma Tomalewski
ReplyDeleteI honestly didn't like "Beowulf". Beowulf only wanted fame and everything that came along with it. The only reason that he fought Grendel and Grendel’s mother was for the fame that would accompany him for defeating them. Up until the very end of the story all Beowulf cares about is the fame. Beowulf goes to fight the dragon knowing that he’s going to die but doesn’t care because people will remember him as a hero. What kind of hero goes to their death just worried about being remembered?
Well, I didn't actually read the book (or poem, whatever) but I assume it was garbage. I mean, if it found its way into a high school English textbook (especially one called "British Literature") then it had to have been pretty boring. Really, what good have the British ever given us?
ReplyDeleteMaryland Sheehy
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Turns out i didnt read. I probably should have though. I like to write dark poems like that too so i might like it. One day when i'm super bored i probably will, but from what i saw in class it seems kind of interesting, if you're a huge nerd, which i am, not. I liked the part when his naked, sweaty body was running around all over the smart board. MMMM inapropriate.
Casey Tibbs
ReplyDeleteok so i didnt think it was that bad...some people hated it but it was ok. i thought it was cool when he ripped the arm off Grendel lol. Also when he cut the heads off both of them. Like i said it wasnt the worst thing i have ever read. i would probably recommend to my brother though because he likes ripping and cutting peoples parts off lol.
I rather watch the movie than read the book. I only read the part I need to do my project and the first section. I liked when it was grendel scenes.The poem I kind of understand but I didn't like reading so that is why I just read the part I needed to do my project. I see the movie on tv alot more after we started discussing Beowulf
ReplyDeleteSpencer Collin Drake I
ReplyDeleteBeowulf seemed pretty cool. I myself am not a fan of reading outside of the classroom. the scene that i actually did read made me feel pretty good about myself because i didn't understand it at all. Writers put too much thought into what they write, which makes it boring and causes me to feel drowsy. So pretty much i don't feel like writing a novel this time. BTW Kanye is a (innapropriate word that i'm not supposed to say so it really only counts for one word but looks like i'm typing a lot because i'm trying to explain this word but it's all in parenthesis and we're not allowed to say bad things about people i don't believe so i have to inadvertantly(SP?) say it...)
Uhm... k bye.
Dylan Lee Handley..I mean Carroll
ReplyDeleteWell first off, to all the people making crude remarks about being gay and homo..you need to tone that down. I resent that remark, not because "I" am homo at all though (; hah
Anyway, yeah i just got done reading the sparknotes for the story, and it seemed pretty wack. One of those stories that you get assigned in English class and quickly come to realize that you don't wanna read it. Thats kinda how any story is to me, but that's besides the point I'm trying to make. But I did see that movie clip in class where he ripped dude's arm off. Guess that's kind of heroic, even though I could probably do that too if i slammed someone's arm in a huge wooden door..? Overall this story get's 1 brownie point from me. Only because I just ate the other 4 brownies...
wtf who is lilfro who that guy
ReplyDeleteidk who are but who cares im guessing it's a black guy lol
Justin David Carrol:)
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So to just start it off i think Beowulf is an uppercase G. I mean the dude rips arms off and slices heads off. The story was interesting to me and i didnt really have a problem reading it even though i hate reading. I wouldn't read it by choice but for being school assigned it wasn't half bad. And i wish we coulda watched the movie clip with Grendel's mother cause she is super sexy in the movie.
Stephen Gedridge
ReplyDeleteYea Mr.Price see i will read but it just doesnt process very well. It goes in one ear then out in the other. But from what i can remember is that i didnt like that you couldnt get a good description of grendel, and knowing my luck we had to come up our own version of him on our project. Thank you Mr.Price for that one. Other then that it was an ok story. Not my type of book but it passes.
Reading Beowulf was surprisingly interesting. It was alot easier to read then other schoool assignments I have read and most of the where pretty basic and never really stood out. In this we got manly 8 pack abed men playing the harp,heads and arms being ripped/slash off here and there, a random dragon, and a poor little Domo beast who nobody loves except for his mother. It kept my attention for the most part and the story wasn't all that bad at all. I have no complaints...less work would be nice though,I'm in marching band of goodness sake, I'mdead to the world once I hit the bed when iget home at 9:00 PM and still have AP, Pre-calc, and blogs and boasts to write up by tomorrow. Is this what college is gonna be like? D:
ReplyDeleteI ejoyied the parts of the story i read. I seemed like boewulf was a bad a** and he made me want to rip ugly people's arms off. And then do find thier mothers and kill them too. Because someone who has a kid that ugly should probably go get some ulgy help. Over all good book and i enjoied it.
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Beowulf was really hard to understand for me. I got most of it, but it took me a couple of times reading it to finally understand. All of the action and stuff was really sweet. Grendel seems really mean and ugly too. I want to be a vicking now, so i can beat up ugly monsters.
Hayden Gunther pd 5
ReplyDeleteBeowulf was good the bit i read i should say. If you watched the movie it didnt help let me tell ya. (Jordan D said it was a good idea never listening to him again) But i did like the action between Beouwulf and Grendel. Over all it's kinda hard to understand but its a good story.
I thouroughly read parts of it and I didn't even like those parts I did read. I think you should burn the book and my eyes because they saw them. Infact every one who has ver read the book should be shot so the story wont be passd on to futur generations.
ReplyDeleteBrittney Poore
ReplyDeleteI thought Beowolf was a complete waste of my time. Epic poems are about the stupidest thing someone could come up with. The whole story was stupid Beowolf trying to look all big and bad, killing monsters for his own glory. I don't think it's very heroic when the hero needs to be compensated for what he does.
Beowolf was undeniably a revolutionary concept being as its influence on modern day hero's was so great. Other than that fact, i thought the story to be just OK. i did, however, enjoy the intensity of the story. it seemed as if beowolf was just one action scene layered over another. I also felt that beowolf himself was quite corney. Especially when he would yell his name at the climax of certain events. I think he is just a strong guy who has no fear, alot of courage, and is completely vain.
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Alright I personally loved Beowulf's character. I loved how b.a. he was. He definately made me want to be a viking. Just because of how amazing he was at killing anything that came his way to protect his people, and the fact that he was willing to die for them. Most of the story was actually kind of confusing but the battles were the most interesting parts to read. I hated all the crazy names that were impossible to pronounce.. kind of makes me not want to be a viking. But Beowulf is awesome!!!
Lanny
ReplyDeletei personally like how the blood and gore of how he was very violent and had a duty to kill monsters for his whole life and being honored as a king. Personally i did not read the story till after we took the quiz being a lazy procrastinator but i liked the bloody gore and peril of his adventures
Andrew Delwiche
ReplyDeleteI never actually read it but i understand the whole concept of the story and it really is a great tale of heroism, deception, and epicness but i really just am to much of a procrastinator to actually read it or do the work. But i still like the story from what i know of it.
Becca Fitzroy
ReplyDeleteBeowulf wasnt that great but it was ok. maybe because im not into the whole viking thing. i only read the first part before the quiz but after i read the whole think i was kinda upset that only the one guy i think it was wiglaf was there for him with the dragon. but it was pretty cool how he killed grendel
Beowulf wasnt to bad it made the table with the turtle want to be vikings though lol( mr. prices 5th period) he wasnt a big hero like batman or spiderman or as cool as them but i guess in his time he was the real deal. i think beowulf was kinda a little over the top in his whole im the strong cool dude you should glorify me , but other than that it wasnt to bad.
ReplyDeleteThe story of Beowulf was probably the semi-ok story that i have read that involves Vikings, and monsters. Growing up in Iceland, I heard many story's of different Vikings. (such as Thor) Many of them dolt with killing horrid beast, and dieing for the honor of death. But Beowulf was one of the more courageous fighters that I have ever read about. So I can’t sat that I really hated the book.
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