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    The document summarizes the values of loyalty, honor, and bravery portrayed in the epic poem Beowulf. It provides examples of each value: Wiglaf shows loyalty by staying with Beowulf to fight the dragon while the other men fled; Beowulf fights Grendel with his bare hands to make it an honorable fight; and both Beowulf and Wiglaf display bravery in fighting the dragon despite risks to their lives. The document argues these values of loyalty, honor, and bravery were important to the Anglo-Saxon civilization that produced Beowulf.

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    The document summarizes the values of loyalty, honor, and bravery portrayed in the epic poem Beowulf. It provides examples of each value: Wiglaf shows loyalty by staying with Beowulf to fight the dragon while the other men fled; Beowulf fights Grendel with his bare hands to make it an honorable fight; and both Beowulf and Wiglaf display bravery in fighting the dragon despite risks to their lives. The document argues these values of loyalty, honor, and bravery were important to the Anglo-Saxon civilization that produced Beowulf.

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    Salazar 1

    Obed Salazar

    Ms. Figueroa

    Senior English 2

    7 December 2018

    Beowulf Values

    The Anglo-Saxons are the greatest civilization to rule land. The Anglo- Saxons were

    Germanic invaders who invaded Great Britain, their civilization was just to fight. Beowulf kills

    Grendel with no weapons and only uses his bare hands against Grendel, Beowulf also kills

    Grendel’s mother with a sword. Beowulf becomes the king for 50 years. A dragon begins to

    pose a threat to the Geatland, Beowulf and Wiglaf, the only man to stay with Beowulf to fight

    the dragon, defeat the dragon, Beowulf dies in the process. The Anglo- Saxons worshipped

    loyalty, fought with honor, and died with bravery.

    Wiglaf and Beowulf’s men show their loyalty towards Beowulf. Wiglaf shows his loyalty

    by not abandoning Beowulf when he needed help fighting the dragon. While Beowulf was

    fighting the dragon, “None of his comrades came to him, helped him, his brave and noble

    followers; they ran for their lives…Only one of them remained, stood there, miserable as a good

    man must… His name was Wiglaf” (Beowulf 691-697). All of Beowulf’s men left him when he

    needed help fighting the dragon and only one man stayed, and it was Wiglaf. Beowulf’s men

    show loyalty by being there ready to protect him. “All of Beowulf’s Band had jumped from their

    beds, ancestral swords raised and ready, determined to protect their prince if they could”

    (Beowulf 316-319). His men were ready to fight back to make sure nothing happened to their

    prince. Ultimately, loyalty is shown by multiple characters throughout the epic poem.
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    The Anglo- Saxons Value honor in Beowulf. Beowulf shows honor when he fights

    Grendel with no weapons. “I have heard, too, that the monster’s scorn of men is so great that he

    needs no weapons and fears none. Nor will I. My lord Higlac” (Beowulf 166-169). Beowulf

    makes it a fair and even fight by fighting Grendel with no weapons. Beowulf asks to fight

    Grendel. “A single request! I have come so far, oh sheltered of warriors and your people’s loved

    friend, that this one favor you should not refuse me- that I, alone and with the help of my men

    may purge all evil from this hall”. (Beowulf 161-165). Beowulf shows honor by asking to fight

    Grendel so he can repay Hrothgar’s debt. Overall honor was an important value in Beowulf.

    Bravery is shown by Wiglaf and Beowulf. Wiglaf is brave enough to go in and help

    Beowulf fight the dragon. “Our glorious king! By almighty god, I’d rather burn myself than see

    flames swirling around my lord” (Beowulf 725-726). Wiglaf knows that he might end up dying

    by fighting the dragon with Beowulf, he would rather die than seeing his king die alone. Beowulf

    is willing to fight the dragon even though he is old he is strong enough to defeat it. “I am old,

    now, but I will fight again, seek fame still, if the dragon hiding in his tower dares to face me”

    (Beowulf 608-611). Beowulf wants to go down as the best king to ever live, so he ends up

    fighting the dragon. Therefore, bravery was shown in end of the epic poem.

    The Anglo-Saxons value loyalty, honor, and bravery. These three values were important

    to the Anglo-Saxons. Their civilization was just to fight so they needed a tribe that are loyal,

    show honor, and bravery. Beowulf was never perfect he showed some weaknesses like when he

    fought the dragon, the dragon was powerful than him, for once he needed help and he defeated

    the dragon with Wiglaf. Beowulf fought to the end, he showed that he was one of the best king to

    ever live.
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    Work cited

    Beowulf: and Related Readings. McDougal Littell, 1998.

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