Comparing Beowulf And Arthur

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Many of our great hero legends and stories have been around for many years. Passed word of mouth from person to person or even written down in a book. Two of the most historic heroes in English literature is Beowulf and Arthur. They are alike in the way they both have an enemy or villain against them, have or use some type of supernatural power/ element; they are different because Beowulf is an epic that performs brave deeds for the greater good of the society risking his own life. While, Arthur is a romance that’s a near-perfect hero, and undergoes a test. To begin with, in the story hoe Arthur became king there’re a lot of supernatural elements. Some such as: magic and magical creatures. For example, the sword Arthur removed from the