Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language and the most important specimen of Anglo-Saxon main stories are based on the folk legends of the primitive northern tribes.
Beowulf is the nephew of king of the Geats who lives in Denmark. He defeated the monster, which raided the hall built by the king of the Danes. Later on, Beowulf becomes king of the Geats. He at last dies a heroic death.
It is a pagan poem, which presents us an all-round picture of the tribal society.
《貝奧武甫》是中世紀歐洲第一篇民族史詩，英國文學的開山之作。其主要內容是講述高特王子貝奧武甫帶領十二勇士來到丹麥王國，除去惡魔葛婪代及其母親，為丹麥解除禍患贏得和平，得到榮譽和重賞後回到故土；後來貝奧武甫做了高特國王，沒想到在五十年後，一條火龍擾亂了王國的安寧，貝奧武甫雖然已經英雄暮年，但仍壯志不已，獨戰火龍，終於壯烈犧牲。
貝奧武甫的人格結構具有豐富的人性化內涵。他的童年經歷對其心理結構的形成影響深刻，在他的身上，超我與本我不斷碰撞與衝突。貝奧武甫以自己的死亡成就了英雄的完美，直到生命的最後，他終於找到了作為英雄的人格結構的和諧。