Beowulf, the super hero of Germanic ancient history. If you saw similarities between the Anglo-Saxon epic poem and "The Lord of the Rings", that's because J.R.R. Tolkein spent a large part of his life studying the poem and was duly influenced by it. So, what impressions did this week's lesson leave with you? Did you enjoy the swashbuckling adventure fighting creatures, their mothers and dragons? Were you affected by the funeral scene? Or was it the simplistic but affective expression of the poem? Whatever it was, we're waiting for you to share it with us.
Click on the following link to hear how Beowulf would have sounded in Old English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/lang_gallery_01.shtml
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Beowulf is very exciting poem.I dont know how to read the original form.However;when i read the story,
i was really influenced.Every nation needs characters like Beowulf.For example we have Battal Gazi:).Characters like these,evokes the feeelings like bravery and patriotism inside the people.Nevertheless;i didn't like the film of it very much because i had created a world in which i had my own beowulf.After i watched the film,that Beowulf was replaced by the beowulf of the scriptwriter of the film.That is the case for most of books.When you watch a film, based on the book you read,you dont get as much pleasure from the film as you get from the book.
People must be really proud of Beowulf because of what he did for his county...
There are a few differences between the real story and the film.For instance,in the real story citizens burst into tears when they learned Beowulf had died,but in the film nobody was crying for beowulf's death.
As we know , Beowulf is a heroic poem . Actually , i like heroic poems ,but there is so much exaggeration in it.For example, Beowulf kills a dragon with a knife :).When it comes to the film, there are some differences between the film and the poem.For instance , in the poem Grendel's mother dies ,but in the film she doesn't. In addition , in the poem Beowulf is burnt in a funeral pyre ,but in the film he is burnt in a craft.
Beowulf is a heroic poem. he made important things for his country.It is a good poem even if there is exaggeration. It reminded me our Battal Gazi.
Bewoulf is a fantastic story.It is a fantastic poem.It mentions germanic warrior society. There are blood feuds and kinship,revenge.There is also exaggeration.It was a time when hardy warrior tribes against one another when change and death were inevitable.
HATİCE ÖZBAŞI.
Yes, Beowulf, the super hero of Germanic ancient history is very impressive. Since this epic poem which consists of 3183 lines is originally transmitted orally, I find it impressive. In my opinion, among the features of this poem which enables it to be an indispensable guide for Anglo-Saxon literature, the most important one is the feature that gives information about the periods in which it was presented.
The funeral scene scene of Beowulf has an effect on me because a courageos, bravery man dies for the sake his country and comfort of his people. My dear friend İlyas compared Beowulf with our national living hero Battal Gazi (Cüneyt Arkın) and added to this, I will give another example of our natioanal hero Tarkan (Kartal Tibet) :). An interesting point is that Beowulf dies at the end, but our national hereos ever never dies. Morever, they kiil thousand of people :))
Compared the film with written book, the film is fulll of exaggerations. Maybe in the film feeling are much more strong by the help of visual aids,nevertheless I prefer reading the book
All my friends say important things on Beowulf.when we watched the film,ı got the impression that it is more different than the original poem.more exageration and more
different the film is. HATİCE ERDOĞAN
Beowulf is an heroic poetry and it is a Nowell Codex.It consits of 3183 lines.Beowulf figths the dragon ,but he dies of his injures.Beowulf attracted me very much.He did very important things for his country but unfortunately he dies...
As well as being courageous, Beowulf is generous, tactful, kind, prudent, resolute, and even-tempered hero.Even as an old man, he does not shirk his duty when it comes to fighting the dragon. He meets his death with dignity, dying as he had lived, with courage and honor.
The character Beowulf proved himself to be a hero from the very beginning of the story.The character Beowulf seemed too strong to be human and made the story unrealistic.Even though Beowulf was an extremely skilled warrior, he was still defeated.
As well as being courageous, Beowulf is generous, tactful, kind, prudent, resolute, and even-tempered hero.Even as an old man, he does not shirk his duty when it comes to fighting the dragon. He meets his death with dignity, dying as he had lived, with courage and honor.
I liked both the poem and the film. it gives us an idea that if you want you do everything.and also in the poem the king does everything for his country. despite the conditions of that time when the film was created film's brillant scenes are very original.
The hero raised his shield
against the dreadful stranger.
Then the coiled thing
sought battle.
The war king drew his sword,
an ancient heirloom
with edges unblunt.
Each of them intended
horror to the other.
i took this part of poem because i want to show beowulf's courage,for he dedicated himself to his society.
There is differences between the original text and the film.hollywood impressions are used mostly in the film so the scenes in the film are sometimes entirely different,but i don't think this method makes the story less watchable.
To be honest,I didn't like Beowulf,because there is nothing from real life.We also watched the film version of Beowulf in class,I did not enjoy it,because I don't like science fiction films...
Şeyda Çeşmeci
I have watched the film. Of course there are some differences between the film and the poem. it is an animated film, but it lost significance by departing from the original story. However; it worths watching..:)
when ı heard and listen to the poem ı was affected. people always like heroes in society. but when ı was watched the film. ı didn't like it , ı didn't impressed. The story is a mess and Hollywood warps it by re-telling the wrong way. ıt had much exaggeration. as a result ı realise that ı don't like the fantastic story and film so much!
Beawulf is a really hero and he was very brave.I didn't know English had such heros. The film is'nt different from the story. the effects were very excellent. Watching such films are meaningful after learning its literature.
beowulf is an epic poem. it is fantastic.in fact, i don't like science-fiction, but while watching the film i was impressed because visual effects have been well-organized. they were really impressive...
Beowulf is a great epic poem as it has newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death.It is a real epic poem of war and adventure...
Yes,it was simplistic, but was affective expression of the poem, because I saw that war is more important than love. In the film the man is very rude, shouts a woman , and the woman cries.I understood that there was no romanticism. I enjoyed with the film, because I haven't watched a cartoon for a long time. There was exaggeration(of course it is a legend), and I laughed some events bacause of exaggeration.
Beowulf shows us that in this period,loyalty to king is very important. I wondered about the film and I watched all of the film. After I had watched the film, I understood the full story of it. However the story of Beowulf is much more impressive.
I liked the story of Beowulf,and i liked its film.It was very impressive.Beowulf was a strong man both in his psychological world and his physical world.It was a different story:3
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