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Beowulf Oral Tradition

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The story of Beowulf has been an oral tradition since the beginning of time and has been interpreted many ways. For our project, Hannah, Angela and I drew a wanted posted sent out from King Hrothgar. The purpose of the poster is to find someone who can defeat Grendel. In the description provided, we put together the best characterization of Beowulf possible without listing his name. The goal of this was to show that Beowulf was the sole hero for the danes during this time. Beowulf's bulwark could be very similar to the description provided on this poster. The picture drawn of Grendel includes quotes and kennings from the text that highlight the horrors of his existence. Shadow stalker, prowler of the dark and the fiend of hell were the most
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