Heroic Poetry :- work of Anglo Saxon Period

Three kinds of poetry were very prominent in Anglo Saxon Period

1.Heroic Poetry

A. Beowulf

One of the most famous heroic poetry was Beowulf .
It is the greatest old English Poem.
Author of Beowulf is still unknown.
It talks about the heroic adventure of a hero known as Beowulf.
Story takes place in Denmark.
Hero is a young warrior from Southern Sweden who went to Denmark to help the King Hrothgar. (King Hrothgar had a great hall where people used to seat and there was a lake monster who troubled people.)
Beowulf killed the monster Grendel.
After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then defeated.
later Beowulf became the king and rules his country peacefully for 50 years.
In that period of 50 years Beowulf defeat a dragon and in the battle Beowulf was wounded and died.
This poem has alliterative sense and stress poetic lines without rhymes.
Beowulf accuses Unferth of killing of his Kith and Kin and of unprovoked war. (NET Paper-3 July 2016 question).

B. Waldere

This poem is about the Legend of "Walter of Aquitaine".
It is the story of Waldere (Walter) and Hildegyth who fall in love and steal treasure from the court of Attila, where they were held hostage.
Guthhere, who is the king of the Burgundians, and Hagena was after them and the treasure.
The poem is about the conflict that is about to take place between the two parties.

C. The Fight of Finnsburg

Fight between Hanef and his 60 retainer are besieged at "Finn's Fort" and attempt to hold off their attackers.

D. Widsith

Also known as "The Traveller's Song".
A poem in which the poet talks about the great kings and the heroes who has existed in Europe in Heroic age.

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Feb 18, 2021