What is a Hero

What is a hero? We hear the term all the time but do we know what it means. A hero is someone who can be trusted, relied upon, and willing to face adversity, Beowulf is filled with heroes. The characters that should be considered a Hero in this epic poem are Beowulf, Wiglaf, and Shild. Beowulf was above and beyond the qualifications of being named a hero. Everything Beowulf did was for his people. Even …

…in return was just for the respect of their foes and their people, nothing else. Not once did they refrain from putting their life on the line, nor did they ever wonder if it was worth it. No matter what the challenge was there was no ifs, ands, or buts about it they rose up to that challenge and protected the honor and integrity of their people. All of these things are what made these