Sir Gawain existed in late medieval England, where romance and folklore was prevalent, while Beowulf lived in the times when the Anglo-Saxon’s migrated, hence the narrator’s visions both differed from what they believed constituted a true hero. “Beowulf” written as an epic poem, dictates the idea of a hero as someone who is viewed as a savior to his people. Beowulf has one duty: he must fight to win. If he succeeds, he …showed first 75 words of 1381 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1381 total…out of a fairy tale. They ignored and forgot monsters, dragons, or plagues; there were only noble men, and great feasts. With no obvious threat on Camelot, King Arthur’s knights surely had to find some alternative way to prove their chivalry. In conclusion to the heroic traits of both characters everything Beowulf was for his time, Sir Gawain was for his. They both understood glory and at the same time, defeat. Bibliography N/A