Beowulf the Saxon vs. Captain America

Started by Alfheim2 pages

Originally posted by The Fake Macoy
Beowulf has Superhuman strength (swam for I think 5 days while fighting sea monsters with Breca and other feats) has fought in several battles with enemies of the geats, and even when he was an old man, he was fighting a dragon.

So, physically, Beowulf is far superior to cap, which just gives Cap the edge (slightly) in fighting skills.

Beowulf wins this.

Bro you just proved he has superhuman strength, durability and stamina...that doesnt give him the majority. I dont even think the feats put him in class 100...how big were those monsters?

Originally posted by Alfheim
Bro you just proved he has superhuman strength, durability and stamina...that doesnt give him the majority. I dont even think the feats put him in class 100...how big were those monsters?

Well it was 7 days and 7 nights and there is some debate as to whether it was a rowing or a swimming race Beowulf had with Breca.

Its all to do with Translation the word "sund" can be interupted as swin but the word ""rowan" is not interpreted as swim in anyother Anglo Saxon poetry and that is the word used in Beowulf.

Breca basicaly beats Beowulf in the race and later while dining Beowulf recounts the story and explains how he had to stop to defeat multiple sea monsters during the race.

Grendel was meant to be from a Giant race that had survived the great flood and Grendels mother was of the same race although smaller than her son.

Both were impervious to normal swords and it took a sword forged by the Giants themselves to cut them and even then their blood is hot enough to melt the metal of even that blade.

The dragon was pretty big, I would assume the sea monsters were too, difficult to say exactly how large from Anglo Saxon poetry really.

IMO, this depends on where they fight. If it's somewhere that Cap can set up multiple angles for recocheting his shield, he can take Beowulf. But if not, Beowulf will probably take him.

And I just found this.

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11733

Beowulf comics ftmfw. 😎

Beowulf is getting a movie apparently...

Originally posted by TricksterPriest
IMO, this depends on where they fight. If it's somewhere that Cap can set up multiple angles for recocheting his shield, he can take Beowulf. But if not, Beowulf will probably take him.

And I just found this.

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11733

Beowulf comics ftmfw. 😎

Hopefully V will put some scans up soon! 😎

Originally posted by grey fox
Beowulf is getting a movie apparently...

Yep, its due for a November release and Ray Winstone is playing Beowulf, the early reviews arn't good...

Originally posted by Hercules
Yep, its due for a November release and Ray Winstone is playing Beowulf, the early reviews arn't good...

Details ?

Originally posted by Hercules
Hopefully V will put some scans up soon! 😎

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Let's just say the Beowulf comics I downloaded didn't actually turn out to be Beowulf, just Beowulf inspired Manga (which I deleted).

So.. Don't hold your breath, I've been looking (just because I was interested) for some, but there's none torrented, so meh.

EDIT: Ray Winstone? ARE YOU SERIOUS? I'm very disappointed.

Originally posted by grey fox
Details ?

Well here is the Trailer

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442933/trailers-screenplay-E33836-10-2

Only reviews I have seen are from people who have seen the trailer and think its just another special effects movie, no has seen the whole film yet.

Personaly to me it looks to be taking the 300 aproach and I really want to see it, I think Angelina Jolie being in it and memories of Alexander are putting a lot of internet critics off.

Ray Winstone and memories of King Arthur could also be the cause of some of the venom aimed at it, apparently there is a 2005 released Beowulf not made by Hollywood that is filmed on location in Iceland and people are saying that hollywood had no need to make it.

I prefer to judge for myself, looks like a medieval action flick to me, so if you arn't too bothered about an in depth storyline it should be fun.

Originally posted by Citizen V
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Let's just say the Beowulf comics I downloaded didn't actually turn out to be Beowulf, just Beowulf inspired Manga (which I deleted).

So.. Don't hold your breath, I've been looking (just because I was interested) for some, but there's none torrented, so meh.

EDIT: Ray Winstone? [B]ARE YOU SERIOUS? I'm very disappointed. [/B]

Never mind, I might just buy the graphic novel that Trick just posted the link too.

Yeah Ray Winstone, he looks nothing like Ray Winstone in the trailer though!

Looks like he has been on a 300 style workout regime, either that or some serious special effects!

its all virtual pretty much i watched the trailer too but its looks so real its ognna be a sweet movie

YouTube video

Originally posted by Alfheim
Bro you just proved he has superhuman strength, durability and stamina...that doesnt give him the majority. I dont even think the feats put him in class 100...how big were those monsters?

well if he was in class 100 i wouldn't have wasted my time with cap i woulda pitted him against the heavy hitters.
Well let's see grendel was like hulk size n grendel's mom was good sized too but noth very impervious to iron swords except for the giant sword that weighed in tons prolly. The dragon was very big like fing fang foom or a lil smaller but massively powerful. He's in the middle class def but idk bout the top tier.

Originally posted by hulkcpbifiussjf
ok if beowulf is closer to a goth then y is he in anglo saxon literature as their "jesus" so to say. He's a saxon. I didn't think they had comics on him but idk?... He has massive superhuman strength, stamina, fighting skill n some really good durabnility

Millions of Italians reading about Jesus doesn't make him a Gentile from Rome rather than a Jew from Nazareth. See the flaw in your reasoning?

Wikipedia:Geat

On topic, I'd lay heavy odds on Beowulf. Honey in his veins, striding the whale-road, and all that. OTOH, never count out Cap pulling off an upset victory against impossable odds. He does that a lot.

beowulf is a saxon blonde hair blue eyes

Originally posted by hulkcpbifiussjf
beowulf is a saxon blonde hair blue eyes

No hes a Geat, have you read the poem? 😕

Originally posted by hulkcpbifiussjf
beowulf is a saxon blonde hair blue eyes

Jesus is an Itallian brown hair brown eyes

Or another way: Cars have wheels. My bike has wheels, so it must be a car. Right?

Think for a minute.

o name some other race with blonde hair n blue eyes huh? ok maybe other germanic tribes but no other race does

Originally posted by hulkcpbifiussjf
o name some other race with blonde hair n blue eyes huh? ok maybe other germanic tribes but no other race does

The Geats were a Germanic tribe... 😕

TO him the stateliest spake in answer;
the warriors' leader his word-hoard unlocked:--
"We are by kin of the clan of Geats,
and Hygelac's own hearth-fellows we.

To folk afar was my father known,
noble atheling, Ecgtheow named.

Verse/Chapter IV

Want it in Original text?

Him se yldesta ondswarode,
werodes wisa, wordhord onleac:
"We synt gumcynnes Geata leode
ond Higelaces heorðgeneatas.

Wæs min fæder folcum gecyþed,
æþele ordfruma, Ecgþeow haten.

So you ready to conceed that Beowulf was NOT a saxon or what?

beowulf may not be saxon but he def germanic.