B owulf’s Th m F alty
B owulf is an amazing pic po m with gr at qu sts and pic fight sc n s throughout th story. It also had many d pr ssing and sad mom nt plac d in th po m also. In this po m it has many r curring th m s plac d by th author throughout th po m. On of th c ntral th m s of B owulf, is mbodi d by its titl charact r, is f alty. At v ry st p of his car r, f alty is B owulf's guiding virtu . F althy m ans a f udal t nants or vassals sworn loyalty to a lord. Throughout th po m, th r w r many gr at xampl s of f alty in th pic po m B owulf. Th th m of f alty in B owulf manif sts its lf in th following ways throughout th story..
On xampl is wh n B owulf com s to th assistanc of th Dan s. C rtainly h is int r st d in incr asing his r putation and gaining honor and paym nt for his own king back in G atland. How v r, w soon l arn that a major motivation is a family d bt that B owulf ow s to Hrothgar. Th young G at is d vot d to th old king b caus Hrothgar cam to th assistanc of B owulf's fath r, cgth ow, y ars b for . Now d c as d, cgth ow had kill d a l ad r of anoth r trib in a blood f ud. Wh n th trib sought v ng anc , Hrothgar, th n a young king, sh lt r d B owulf's fath r and s ttl d th f ud by…show more content… Aft r Hyg lac is kill d in an ill-advis d raid on Frisia, B owulf mak s a h roic scap back to G atland. B owulf could b com king th n but still b ing Loyal to his king's nam . Qu n Hygd off rs B owulf th thron aft r h r husband di s, thinking that h r young son H ardr d is unabl to prot ct th kingdom; B owulf r fus s and s rv s th young king faithfully. Aft r H ardr d is kill d, B owulf do s b com king and rul s with honor and fid lity to his offic and his p opl for 50 y ars. In his final t st, th burd n of loyalty will r st on oth r, young r should
