Beowulf

The Aging Hero The aging process is more than a physical change. It involves a heightened awareness of one’s own mortality. This process is evident in the story Beowulf in which the hero Beowulf battles three monsters: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the fire dragon. Through these battles, he changes from the young, fearless warrior believing in his invulnerability to an aging warrior knowing his time has come to meet his last challenge. As …

…assistance of others and knowledge of self was apparent when he was to ward’s middle age “of being worn to war it would earn no glory”. His duty as a warrior showed when he thought about the warfare of his people before himself. Beowulf died in the story but let it be told that he did not die trying to fight a battle. He died to old age, which no one can scum to.