Beowulf Beowulf is an Epic Poem that was written in the late Tenth-Century, at the kingdom of the West Saxons. Most of the history on the poem Beowulf was brought down in flames. This book consists of 63 pages, and the two main characters are Beowulf, a young man; and Grendal, a furious dragon. In the society in which the poem Beowulf takes place, war and kingship are normal factors in daily life. Beowulf's world is …showed first 75 words of 900 total…

…showed last 75 words of 900 total…the way he removes the necklace from his neck and gives it to his thane Wiglaf as a symbol of his life, pride and kingship. There is nothing I dislike about this poem, it tells about a time in history that few people know about, or have even heard of, the time in history this poem was written had its significance, a time in history where fear was the only thing to look forward to.