In some agreement with the Heroic code, many people heroize soldiers who fight. For example, the Navy Seal Team Six was glorified after the killing of Osama Bin Laden. This differed from the Heroic Code though because rather than achieving self glory, they achieved Glory for “their team,” as they did not go out and brag or even talk about the killing at all. Anglo-Saxons fought for themselves or for their prince, but today we’re more fighting for our team or our country. Also, war nowadays is on such a large scale that it is not personally glorified or something to brag about, it is more viewed as a devastation. Also, today people who aren’t necessarily strong or great warriors in the fighting sense can be glorified. For example, many people viewed Kaitlyn Jenner as a hero who showed courage by changing her sex. That doesn’t show physical strength, so the Anglo-Saxons would not have viewed that act as courageous. Courage nowadays can be considered almost anything whereas the Anglo-Saxons left the word courage as a description for
In some agreement with the Heroic code, many people heroize soldiers who fight. For example, the Navy Seal Team Six was glorified after the killing of Osama Bin Laden. This differed from the Heroic Code though because rather than achieving self glory, they achieved Glory for “their team,” as they did not go out and brag or even talk about the killing at all. Anglo-Saxons fought for themselves or for their prince, but today we’re more fighting for our team or our country. Also, war nowadays is on such a large scale that it is not personally glorified or something to brag about, it is more viewed as a devastation. Also, today people who aren’t necessarily strong or great warriors in the fighting sense can be glorified. For example, many people viewed Kaitlyn Jenner as a hero who showed courage by changing her sex. That doesn’t show physical strength, so the Anglo-Saxons would not have viewed that act as courageous. Courage nowadays can be considered almost anything whereas the Anglo-Saxons left the word courage as a description for