Beowulf is an epic poem about a rich Anglo-Saxon family. Like the Greek Odyssey or Iliad it is written in the form of an epic poem, a long poem usually sung out by choirs. Characters in Beowulf are always linked to the man of the house. For instance you’ll see the poem say things like the wife of Hrothgar, or the son of Hrothgar, without directly describing the name of that character. At the beginning of the poem an unknown man is described as the leader of the Scyldings, a native people in the Anglo-Saxon country. This man was a good leader, someone who kept his people happy. This man had four children: Heorogar, Hrothgar, Halga, and Heathoscyfling. His second born son, Hrothgar, was blessed with the power, and might. All the young men