Emerson would have considered Beowulf a hero.

The reason i stand by this is because

Emerson himself stated that the essence to being a hero is self-trust. As he said, "the state of
the soul at war and the power to bear all that can be inflicted by evil agents", meaning that, in
his own understanding, to be a hero a person has to be able to conquer all that is evil and not
be afraid or tired when faced with monsters, and Emerson also stated a quality of a hero must
possess was being courageous. And a hero I know who has that quality is Beowulf, because he
stood up for the people who could not defend themselves and put himself in danger, taking care
of those who couldn't take care of themselves. So he was the hero in harms way to take down
Grendel, as he stated. "if he wins in the struggle,, to eat in the war-hall earls of the Great-folk,
bordly to swallow them, as of yore he did often the best of the hrethmen!". and this shows the
characteristics that Emerson talked about courageous and confident because beowulf knows he
can beat Grendel so those men wouldn't be eaten and another quality beowulf possess that
emerson said a hero must have is persistency which Beowulf has because he stuck with his
plan to do whatever it takes to takw down Grendal . And Beowulf states "Friend-lord of folks, so
far have sought thee, That I may unaided, my earlmen assisting me, This brave-mooded war
band, purify heorot" And this shows that it is his goal to beat Grendal once and for all