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Compare And Contrast Beowulf Sir Gawain And King Arthur

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The Anglo-Saxon era is the beginning of modern English literature. The story of Beowulf was passed down orally for hundreds of years before it was written down by a Christian monk in 700 A.D. The story of Excalibur is a chivalric epic written in the Medieval era that shares some values with Beowulf. The characters in these stories have both similar and dissimilar traits. Beowulf, Sir Gawain, and King Arthur all show the qualities of heroism and honor, but Sir Gawain and King Arthur do not have the superhuman strength of Beowulf. In the stories, the three characters prove their abilities to confront and defeat any threat. In Beowulf, the village of Hereod is under constant attack from a dreadful beast known as Grendel. Every night he raids
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