In the first part of the heroic poem Beowulf, the old king Hrothgar is helped by the young hero – Beowulf. In the second part, however, Beowulf himself is an old king and is aided by Wiglaf. The question is whether Wiglaf is simply a true Anglo-Saxon warrior or, like Beowulf, whether he qualifies as a superhero. This essay will analyze this question, comparing the epithets used about Beowulf and Wiglaf, what they say and do. It is clearly seen that there are many different epithets used about Beowulf. They mainly describe Beowulf's physical abilities, personal characteristics, social position, and family and tribal relationships. There are many epithets describing Beowulf as a warrior ("good warrior" (Beowulf 41), "angry warrior" (Beowulf 54), "victorious warrior" (Beowulf 66), "brave warrior" (Beowulf 69)), his strength (“mighty man” (Beowulf 42), “mighty” (Beowulf 37), “strongest of warriors” (Beowulf 54)), courage, pride and bravery (“the man known for his courage” (Beowulf 36 ), “the proud man of the Geats” (Beowulf 36), “the brave shield-warrior” (Beowulf 58), “the brave in battle” (Beowulf 41)). Alongside epithets like "kinsman of Hygelac" (Beowulf 42), "best of thanes" (Beowulf 59), and "lord of the Weather-Geats" (Beowulf 66), those like "protector of warriors" (Beowulf 43), “the protector of sailors” (Beowulf 55), and “the protector of the Weather-Geats” (Beowulf 72) appear in the text. Such epithets play a very important role, as superheroes are expected to use their strength to protect others. It is also often repeated that Beowulf belongs to the tribe of Geats ("the man of the Geats" (Beowulf 43), "the Geat" (Beowulf 58), "a good man among the Geats" (Beowulf 34)), which is essential, since King Hrothgar is Danish, so Beowulf not only helps people from his own tribe, but also from different tribes. Unlike Beowulf, Wiglaf is described with a relatively small number of epithets. They speak of him as a warrior ("young spear-warrior (Beowulf 71)", "a warrior with a rare shield" (Beowulf 70)), a thane ("thane" (Beowulf 72), a "relative of Aelfhere” (Beowulf 70)) and a young man (“brave young vassal” (Beowulf 72), “young spear-warrior” (Beowulf 72), “young man” (Beowulf 71)). We see that much attention is paid to the age of young Wiglaf, which was not the case for Beowulf – his age was only mentioned when he had already become king of the Geats ("old lord » (Beowulf 72), “old man” (Beowulf 62)).