Beowulf and the Warrior Society

Beowulf is a poem with stirring history. Its origin is the warrior-prince legend, which developed in Germany during prehistoric, pre-Christian times. The work is anonymous, but generally it is considered that it was composed by a monk, who was the only member of Anglo-Saxon society with a good level of literacy. We call him the Beowulf poet. First of all this poem existed in Oral Tradition. The world imagined by Beowulf poet's listeners represents quasi-nomadic, …

…shall feel the fullness and know the glory of strength, but soon sickness or sword shall strip you of that might." In my opinion, even though the poet disapproves warrior society in some cases, in the whole he shows his positive attitude toward this people. He really admires Anglo-Saxon society, showing his great respect to the values represented by warriors. Bibliography 1. Heaney, S. Beowulf: A New Verse Translation. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 2002.