Beowulf Author:Translated by David Wright Beowulf is our only native English heroic epic. It is written by a Christian poet addressing a Christian audience, but in the figure of Beowulf, the Scandinavian warrior, and his sturggles against monsters, he depicts the life and outlook of a pagan age. The poem is a subtle blending of themese - the conflict of good and evil, and an examinati... more »on of heroism.« less