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The Language of BeowulfNational EpicsEPIC: A long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. Most epics include elements of myth, legend, folklore, and history. Their tone is serious and their language grand.Most epic heroes undertake quests to achieve something of tremendous value to themselves or their society. Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneidare the best-known epics in the Western tradition. The two most important English epics are the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf and John Milton’s Paradise Lost.The story