A Jungian Reading of Beowulf

Interpretation of Beowulf by Jungian In this article I will introduce an alternative method to investigate the unique fusion of elements of history, myth and poetry that make up the whole Beowulf. Jeffrey Helterman acknowledged Glendell as the representative of the shadow prototype at the beginning of the 1968 article "Beowulf: Prototype Entering History", a Grundel's mother as a typical anima image; I will show that the dragon also represents a prototype I suggest that I would like to broaden the scope of reading: self prototype. John Miles Foley first proposed the advance of war in the famous article "Beowulf and the spiritual history of Anglo-Saxon culture" in 1977.

Beungulf's Jung reading epic "Beowulf" depicts the fight and victory with the Anglo-Saxon warrior Beowulf's human food monster. Royal defender Beowulf is always fighting monsters and beasts to get rid of evil land. The most important of these monsters is Glendel, which represents the shadow of Beowulf and explores the prototype of Jung with essay "Meet the Shadows". The role of Glendell depicts a fallen self and Batman becomes a hero. They have two features that are considered to be the heroes of Western civilization: wisdom and tenacity. These modern heroes are smart and tough. Does Beowulf have these qualities? In his adventure, Beowulf showed he is a hero through his wisdom and tenacity. He is intelligent and tough, so Beowulf is a wonderful hero. Wisdom is one of the characteristics of heroes, but what is wisdom? Wisdom is the ability to make the right decision for correct judgment

In the epic "Beowulf" I read the battle of Glendell, the mother of Glendell, and the three Beowulf fighting the dragon. In all three fights, Beowulf could not defeat the enemy with any kind of fatal weapon. When he fought Glendell, his soldiers tried to hurt Glendell with their weapons, but this did not hurt him, so Beowulf had only to barefoot. In the second fight with Glendel's mother, he tried to kill Glendell's mother with a sacred sword that had no effect on her. In the last fight, his shield melted from the flame of the dragon, and when he tried to attack the dragon his sword broke. The last resemblance lies in the most part of Beowulf's battle where he fights alone. In Mead's Hall, Beowulf's man tried to regain Glendell but did not let him go, but it was Grendel who fought him and tore his arms. In the second battle, when he went to fight Grundell's mother, he went by himself.