I thought the story was a pretty good one. A normal hero story. Beowulf really was well respected. He did tons of amazing things. I think that it kind of sucks that he dies in the end. But, at least he still killed the dragon. I was really disappointed that only one of his warriors actually came to help him fight. He was a really good king and did a lot for them. They all should have been running to save him, but instead, they all hid. That really ticked me off.
It was a really good story though. I think that the original was a lot more gruesome. I don't remember it exactly, but I'm sure there was more gore. Also, I kind of think some of the information they gave us was unnecessary. Like in Episode Four it started talking about some random guy named Sigemund (weird). I didn't understand the importance of that character or Kind Heremond. They didn't really have too much to do with the story, and we could have done just fine without mentioning them.
I hate that this is a poem. I also hated the long speeches and how complicated it was too. I think it would have made a lot more sense as a regular story. But, like most literature, if it were just a story, no one would pay it any attention. Overall this was a pretty good story though.
I can kind of see where this ties
in with the Anglo-Saxons. I think that this is an example of one of the poems with tons of violence that the bards told. With the Anglo-Saxons, I expected that there would be more human conflict rather than just a bunch of conflict with mythical creatures in the book. You got a Hercules story rather than one about an awesome king with great war strategies. But either way, we got their specialty: violence.
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