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This is an article review on An Education in the Mead-Hall : Beowulf’s Lessons for Young Warriors Heroic Age, 5, 2001 by Bruce, Alexander M. This article starts by asking why stories are told, is it purely for entertainment or is there another reason behind stories and legends like Beowulf? According to experts there is always a message and information about the society and its ideas which are reflected in stories. Beowulf has been analyzes and what has been deduced by the experts is that its message is educational for the Anglo-Saxon audience.
This article starts by asking why stories are told, is it purely for entertainment or is there another reason behind stories and legends like Beowulf? According to experts there is always a message and information about the society and its ideas which are reflected in stories. Beowulf has been analyzes and what has been deduced by the experts is that its message is educational for the Anglo-Saxon audience. However one target audience has not been explored by these various analyses. The young warriors would have identified with Beowulf as he fought each battle there was a lot that they could learn from the story things like bravery and how to act in different situations.
The author then discusses the two versions of the epic poem. There was one version which was related orally through tradition and the other one is the one in written form, however according to the author there is no way to know whether the two versions are similar or not. The author assumes that the poem was so popular that it was told and retold with some variations and finally someone wrote it down. Another thing that he assumes is that the audience of the Beowulf would have young warriors or geogud in the mead hall and gives the example of the poem saying that the young warriors would be a part of the mead hall where the poem was related.
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