8th Century versus 20th Century in combat who would win? Beowulf and Starwars have many similarities even though Beowulf was written in the Anglo Saxon period and Starwars in the 1980's. However they also have many differences.
A great example of the similarities these two epics share deal with relationships. In the epic saga of Starwars Obi-wan Kenobi previously knew Darth Vadar from training him to be a jedi. These two old friends end up believing differently about each other, and their thoughts, as Darth Vadar begins to give into the "dark side". The "dark side" is using the force to manipulate others in a harmful way. A similar relationship is shown in Beowulf as Hrothgar once sheltered Beowulf's father.
Another example of these similar instances from the two stories would be Beowulf and his 14 fine men. He brought them with him to help fight off Grendal the menacing beast that has been harassing
Heorot for 12 years. Similarly, in Starwars Obi-wan has asked Luke......
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