To start, Beowulf believed honor had no price, but was for himself. In this case, Beowulf decides to fight Grendel with no armor and no sword because he believed that it would be fair in his mind knowing that his opponent did not have any armor nor a weapon. In the poem, Beowulf, Beowulf states,” I count myself nowise weaker in war or grapple of battle than Grendel himself. Therefore I scorn to slay him with sword, deal deadly wound, as I well might do! Nothing he knows of a noble fighting, of thrusting and hewing and hacking of shield”(507-513). Beowulf greatly honors his opponent by fighting him evenly even if the two are different sizes, which shows how much Beowulf respects his opponents. Not to mention, this act of respect shows how much Beowulf believes in himself if he was going to fight Grendel barehanded. All in all, Beowulf’s act of honor to Grendel demonstrates his idea of courage as a result of being summoned to Denmark due to his
To start, Beowulf believed honor had no price, but was for himself. In this case, Beowulf decides to fight Grendel with no armor and no sword because he believed that it would be fair in his mind knowing that his opponent did not have any armor nor a weapon. In the poem, Beowulf, Beowulf states,” I count myself nowise weaker in war or grapple of battle than Grendel himself. Therefore I scorn to slay him with sword, deal deadly wound, as I well might do! Nothing he knows of a noble fighting, of thrusting and hewing and hacking of shield”(507-513). Beowulf greatly honors his opponent by fighting him evenly even if the two are different sizes, which shows how much Beowulf respects his opponents. Not to mention, this act of respect shows how much Beowulf believes in himself if he was going to fight Grendel barehanded. All in all, Beowulf’s act of honor to Grendel demonstrates his idea of courage as a result of being summoned to Denmark due to his