The epic poem Beowulf is a perfect example of an epic poem. It’s about a heroic man slaying evil monsters and beast. The poem also teaches one about the culture and values of the time the story took place. The definition of an epic poem is described as “a long, narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet. Many ancient writers used epic poetry to tell tales of intense adventures and heroic feats.” This definition can be found by looking up the definition of an epic poem on Google The poem gives background into his (Beowulf’s past achievements)."They have seen my strength for themselves, Have watched me rise from the darkness of war Dripping with my enemies' blood. I drove Five great giants into chains, chased all of that race from the earth. I swam,In the blackness of night, hunting monsters Out of the …show more content…
He travels from his homeland to slay Grendel and after he wounds the monster he finds out that there’s more than one beast haunting the people. He takes a leap of faith into the deep lake and swims down for hours to the lair of Grendel’s mother. He gets drug into her lair where they have an all out fight and Beowulf comes out on top. He cuts Grendel’s mother’s head right off and then find the body of Grendel and decapitates him. From the beginning of the poem until the end Beowulf shows aspect of honor, loyalty, faith and willpower. The definition of an epic poem is a heroic adventure and this poem does a perfect job of doing that. In the end Beowulf stays loyal to his people even to his death after they have all left him for dead. He tells the one man who stayed to help him to split to spoils with the others even after they left him to fight the dragon alone. He gives his armour and weapons over to the one man who helped him fight passing on his legacy from one generation to the