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Beowulf: Lesson One
Aim: What is a legendary hero?

Objective: At the end of this lesson you will be able to identify the elements of a legendary (or epic) hero and apply it to characters in any literary work you read.

Elements of a Legendary Hero
 * 1) The hero battles forces that threaten the order of his world as he knows it.
 * 2) The story is told in a serious manner, often using formal, elevated language.

Because Beowulf is an epic of the Anglo-Saxon people, it will use two specific Literary Elements found in Anglo-Saxon literature known as a Kenning and Caesura.


 * In its simplest form a Kenning is a multi-word descriptive nickname for a noun.


 * In its simplest form, a Caesura is the act of inserting a pause halfway through a given line of poetry, usually by using a comma, semi-colon, or simlly double or triple spacing between two-halves of a line.

Below are the lines where the poet introduces the character of Beowulf, in italics are two examples of kenning.

But a warrior of Hygelac's/ heard of Grendel's doings;/ he was the strongest of men/ alive in that day,/ mighty and noble./ That man called for a ship,/ said he would cross the ocean/ and help the king who needed help./ Wise men urged him / to that adventure / though he was dear to them./ They examined omens/ and whetted him on./

So the good Geat chose / the bravest warriors,/ fourteen of them, / and that crafty sailor/ led them to the land's brim,/ to the ship./