An Anglo Saxon hero was
defined a warrior who was bigger, stronger, faster, and tougher than anyone
else on the battlefield. He had
supernatural strength, i.e. Beowulf, who had supposedly had the strength of 30
men. Today, you could imagine an Anglo
Saxon hero as being 6’7”+, +300lbs of pure muscle, a big hairy, scary biker
dude with arms the size of boulders with fists of steel. Mix a US Marine (OORAH!!!) with a grizzly
bear and superman, multiply him by 1000, and you have an Anglo Saxon hero. Basically the biggest BA you can think of X1000.
So apparently, I’m supposed to
analyze how remnants of the Anglo Saxon hero can be seen in today’s pop culture…
ok Mr. W and anyone reading this, prepare yourselves to witness the total analyzation
of modern human culture concerning the remnants of the Anglo Saxon hero in
today’s pop culture. According to www.dictionary.com, pop culture is defined
as “Commercial culture based on popular taste.”
Given this definition, remnants of the Anglo Saxon hero can be seen in today’s
pop culture can be seen in the ways that men of blue collar roots are portrayed,
rough, tough, take no crap kind of guys who WORK for a living, putting in 12+
hours 5 days a week, raised on blood, sweat, and hard work, taught to work till
they can’t anymore. My mom and grandma watch
“Days of Our Lives” religiously, and to anyone who has ever seen an episode,
you’d notice all the guys are tall, muscular, and look tough, which insinuates
that all men should be that way, be able to provide for their families,
etc. If you look at basically any
popular TV show, the main character/supporting male roles are often portrayed as
being overly strong and tall. And that,
my readers, is how I believe remnants of Anglo Saxon heroes are apparent in
today’s pop culture.
Tschüß
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