Hello, how are you? Welcome to this podcast, from the Canary Islands to the world.
This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode explores a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.
In the world of heroes, loyalty is a sacred promise. But... what happens when that promise is broken? Today, in this episode, I explore one of the most silent but shocking betrayals in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf.
Beowulf, hero of the Geats, risks his life on multiple occasions for his king, for Hrothgar, and for his people.
In the Anglo-Saxon warrior code, loyalty between lord and vassal is central: giving your life for your leader was a virtue.
At the most critical moment, when the king needs his men most, most flee. That silence, that absence, is the deepest betrayal. Not with knives, but with cowardice.
Beowulf is not just a story of monsters and battles. It's a warning: loyalty is not tested at banquets, but in the fires of danger. And when betrayal occurs... no song can save the traitor from the judgment of history.
And with that, I conclude today's episode. See you in the next one!
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