ABSTRACT One wonders what the importance of comparing the acts of heroism in Beowulf and Sundiata is, since these two epics are products of two distinct and distanced cultures. In the quest to find out the essence of heroism in this context, the researcher was compelled to study both epics, partly for its own merit and also to peer into the universality of heroic traits or otherwise. From the study, one would observe that both epics convey different storylines, but express comparable heroic...
