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Heroes in literature

由GABRIEL RUELAS CORTES

Grade 7 Ancient Civilizations

由Andrew Smith

ULYSSES

由Inmaculada Concepcio Torres Pineda

history and motivation

由valeria Hernandez

BEOWULF

Why do we still read it?

Hero's code of values

Lineage, respect for enemies

Wergild, persult of glory

Confidence, justice/vengeance

Comitatus, Wyrd

Physical strength, oratory skill

A record of Anglo-Saxon culture

Common language

Early use of literary devices

Alliteration

Understatement

Foreshadowing

Irony

Metaphor

First English epic hero

The oldest English dragon-slayer

Oldest epic in English

Monks

Hystorical context

Religions

Pagan and Christianity

Six days of the week

Odin and Freya

The gods Thor

Norse mythology

The Roman Empire had ruled much of the world.

Jutes,Saxons and Angles

Angle-Lond= England

Anglo-Saxon culture

Visigoths and Vandal forced Roman to abandon the lands.

Civil wars

What is it?

Plot

Characters

Grendel

Grendel's Mother

Half-Human monster

Hrothgar

The king of Danes

Beowulf

Courangeous,generous,strong,cunning,fearless,wise,moral and good

Native of Greatland

Scandinavian hero

Epic poem

at the end of the 7th century

in Old English