T H E W O R D H O R D E
Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something
As Time Passes, you’ll Learn about the things I think about. Whether that be Beówulf along with Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse Culture. The Past, Present and Future of Warfare. The Works of Robert Greene (War, Mastery, Seduction, Human Nature, & The 48 Laws). Philosophy, notably Stoicism, Critical Thinking & Logic. Criminal Psychology, Body Language, Deduction & Observation. And lastly, every once in a while, I’ll post a short story of some insight into William Scott, PI.
Tolkien’s Beowulf: The Wages of Heroism
Beowulf stands at a fascinating intersection of mythology, history, and theology. The poem is not just a relic of the past but a powerful meditation on the blending of pagan heroism with emerging Christian ideology. How did the poet reconcile the old world of gods and monsters with the new framework of divine providence? Were Grendel and his mother truly "adversaries of God," or was this merely the Christianization of older pagan figures?