Beowulf's Superhuman Strength

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Although Beowulf has superhuman strength, his warriors respect him as a superb leader. Beowulf’s leadership skills are shown while experiencing the fight with Grendel. However, instead of letting his warriors fight Grendel themselves, Beowulf leads them to Grendel and fights with them, even if he defeats Grendel alone. Afterwards, the Danish king Hrothgar, gifts Beowulf treasures, in which Beowulf credits his warriors instead of taking the gifts all for himself by speaking “of his comrades and credits them for having the wisdom of the group. He continues by describing heroic, yet bloody battles, in which he himself is the victor. The commendation of his comrades, even though they are not spoken of having physical strength, shows the audience

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