Beowulf

Beowulf

Baewolf is an epic poem about a hero with the strengh of 30 men in each arm. It is a story of the supernatural as a record of Anglo-Saxon history.

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Hand in hand is how it will be, a life and death fight against the fiend, and he whom death bears off shall submit too the judgement of the Lord.

Beowolf

The literary work

- Written in Old English, some time before the 10th century A.D. - Decribes de adventures of a Scandinavian warrior of the 6th century. It is the first important work of literature in English. - It exists only one manuscript that survived and it is housed at the British Library in London.

• Some of the most famous masterpieces were written in this form.
• Particularly common in the ancient world because they were ideal for expressing stories orally.

• A long narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet.
• Many ancient writers use them to tell tales of intense adventures and heroic feats.

EPIC POEM

History

Written in 700 AD

Action 500 AD

Scops

Oral tradition

Middle ages

6Th century Denmark and Sweden

Scops

Recited the poems

Author

Unknown

Context

The invasion of Britain

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ObjectiveCreate a monster that represents two major problems you see in today's society. Like the monsters in Beowulf, your creation should reflect these issues through both its physical appearance and emotional traits.

Baewolf Monster Project

Steps to Complete the Project: 1. Understand the Context: • Investigate about the monsters in Beowulf (Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon). • Reflect on how these monsters symbolized fears or problems of their society (e.g., violence, vengeance, greed). 2. Choose Two Modern Issues: • Think about the problems you believe are affecting our world today (e.g., pollution, cyberbullying, inequality). • Select two issues you want your monster to represent. 3. Design Your Monster: • Physical Traits: Describe how your monster looks and how its appearance reflects the two chosen problems. • Emotional Traits: Explain how your monster feels, acts, and thinks. How do these behaviors symbolize the problems you selected?

Steps to Complete the Project: 3. Design Your Monster: • Physical Traits: Describe how your monster looks and how its appearance reflects the two chosen problems. • Emotional Traits: Explain how your monster feels, acts, and thinks. How do these behaviors symbolize the problems you selected? 4. Write a Description: • Write a 1–2 page detailed description of your monster, covering: • Its name, appearance, and abilities. • How each physical and emotional trait represents the two societal issues. • Its behavior and interactions with others. 5. Optional Visual: • Create an optional drawing or visual representation of your monster. This is not graded but can add creativity to your project.

Monster: "Pollutra" Societal Issues Represented: 1. Pollution 2. Overconsumption Physical Traits: Pollutra is a massive, oozing creature made of trash, smoke, and toxic sludge. Its body is covered in plastic bags, broken electronics, and oil spills that drip everywhere it goes. It has long claws made of rusted metal, and its breath releases thick, choking smog. The more it consumes, the larger it grows, leaving a trail of destruction behind. Emotional Traits: Pollutra is never satisfied. It constantly hungers for more—more trash, more waste, more resources—. It is driven by greed and apathy, caring only about taking without giving back. Its voice is a mix of angry growls and eerie whispers, as if it’s always warning others about its destructive nature but unable to stop itself. Pollutra feels no remorse, only emptiness, which reflects the harm overconsumption causes to the planet. Behavior: Pollutra roams cities, feeding on landfills, factories, and even the air itself. Wherever it goes, it leaves the environment unlivable, with poisoned water and barren land. It attacks anyone who tries to stop it, using its toxic claws and smog-like breath to overwhelm them.

This example highlights how the monster’s appearance, emotions, and behavior reflect the societal issues of pollution and overconsumption. It’s short and simple enough for students to follow and use as inspiration for their own creations.

Historical elements

Elments of the Beowulf story -including its setting and characters- date back to the period before the migration . The action of the poem takes place around 500 AD. Many of the characters of the poem -the Sweedish and Danish royal families- correspond to actual historical figures. Also, the Ravenswood battle that took place in 510 AD was true.

Scops

Beowulf was recited long before it was recorded by medieval poets called "Scops". They travelled to mead halls around the Anglo-Saxon countryside to recite their poems to the warriors that had returned from battle. They accompanied their poems with a harp.

Britain in the Middle Ages

Beowulf takes place in 6th century Denmark and Sweden. This time period is called the Middle Ages, ro "Anglo-Saxon", though the poem itself is said to have been written in 700 AD. The Scandinavian people had invaded the island of Britain and settled there several hundred years earlier, bringing with them some closely related Germanic languages that would evolve into Old English.

Oral tradition

The author of Beowulf is a mistery, as most poets of the Anglo-Saxon period are, because stories, songs and poems were part of an oral tradition that was passed down from generation to generation . There was little literacy and very few books in this time. Scops (pronounced "shops" were the key to recording history.

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