BEOWULF

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• BEOWULF (noun)
  The noun BEOWULF has 1 sense:

1. the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon

  Familiarity information: BEOWULF used as a noun is very rare.

• BEOWULF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))