The poets in the poem sing about the deeds of men that have both triumphed and also failed. They sing their songs to the King Hrothgar and his subjects and to Beowulf and his men. The performances are to entertain, praise the heroic deeds and also so pass down the stories from generation to generation.
The purpose of the songs of the poets are to share stories of brave men who have both fallen and succeeded. Oral tradition was how people continued to pass great stories down to other generations. Because writing and reading did not happen much during this time period, oral tradition was how people were taught and how they learned through the stories of great warriors.
The poet was singing about hero's from the past, their lives and deaths. This is a part in time were people couldn't read, so they would sing to pass down the history they saw as important. It was also a way to entertain guests.
The poems within Beowulf are historical and for entertainment. In the Middle Ages people could not read; therefore the poems told a story that was then passsed on. They were heroic stories of bravery and strength.
The poets in the poem sing about the deeds of men that have both triumphed and also failed. They sing their songs to the King Hrothgar and his subjects and to Beowulf and his men. The performances are to entertain, praise the heroic deeds and also so pass down the stories from generation to generation.
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of the songs of the poets are to share stories of brave men who have both fallen and succeeded. Oral tradition was how people continued to pass great stories down to other generations. Because writing and reading did not happen much during this time period, oral tradition was how people were taught and how they learned through the stories of great warriors.
ReplyDeleteThe poet was singing about hero's from the past, their lives and deaths. This is a part in time were people couldn't read, so they would sing to pass down the history they saw as important. It was also a way to entertain guests.
ReplyDeleteThe poems within Beowulf are historical and for entertainment. In the Middle Ages people could not read; therefore the poems told a story that was then passsed on. They were heroic stories of bravery and strength.
ReplyDeleteThey sung ballads about the brave deeds and terrible tragedies of previous warriors. It was a passing of story's and history through tradition.
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