Is Beowulf an ideal Hero?

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Is Beowulf an ideal Hero?

"Nobody's perfect" - it's like the majority view seems to be. Therefore, is there any chance of existence someone who is ideal? Of course the concept of ideality vary significantly according to societies and epochs. Needless to say then, features valued by one culture might not be esteemed in the same way by another one. Anyway, if someone were to look for such a person in the reality, it would be always extremely difficult, if not inconceivable, to find him or her, but as long as imaginary world is concerned - yes - it's attainable and Beowulf is one of the best possible instances of that, at least to the Anglo-Saxons.

In the first part of the poem he proves himself to be an ideal warrior. His courage often verges on audacity. Not only does he dare to encounter frightening Grendel, but as the monster has no weapons, Beowulf chooses not to use any of them either. He is fearless and strong enough to trail Grendel's mother to her lair and then crush her, winning a brilliant victory. He is loyal to king Hrothgar, paying back his father's debts, and to king