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Title: Beowulf
Words: 507
The oldest English epic, Beowulf, although composed twelve centuries ago, uses
many of the same ideals and values that exist in modern life and modern literature. These
attributes are still important, but they do not occupy every aspect of life as in Anglo-
Saxon England. Some of the ideals have little use today, such as fate, while other virtues,
such as loyalty, are encouraged and highly respected traits. Other values, like fame, have
taken on bad connotations in modern day and are not esteemed as they once were.
Fate, the idea that destiny is predetermined and nothing can be done to change that,
was highly esteemed in Beowulf's time, but is of little use today. Anglo-Saxon warriors
knew that they only had two options when they entered battle; either t ...
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