Thesis: The Thirteenth Warrior offers a realistic, believable recreation of the epic tale Beowulf. Beowulf is perhaps the most popular of all epic poems. It is the story of a triumphant hero battling three supernatural monsters. Even though there is not a full theatrical remake of this classic tale, The Thirteenth Warrior provides us with a more realistic view of Beowulf. The supernatural monsters are replaced with the barbaric, cannibalistic tribe of the Wendols. However, …showed first 75 words of 793 total…

…showed last 75 words of 793 total…enemy is a tribe of humans that carry the traits of these monsters. Both sets of enemies are strong, cannibalistic, and barbaric. The Thirteenth Warrior is a realistic story while Beowulf is not. I believe that The Thirteenth Warrior tries to convey what actually happened in history to cause the story of Beowulf. The supernatural settings were a product of the story being passed from generation to generation before being written down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** none