Examples Of Paganism In Beowulf

Beowulf In the epic poem dubbed Beowulf, Christian and Pagan ideas are displayed as Beowulf is on his journey to fights the monsters in the story. The first that is displayed is Christianity and it is shown throughout the entire story.
In the epic story Beowulf, Christianity helps guide the characters through the story. In the source ,”Christian Elements”, evidences say that “The fight would have ended straight away if God had not guarded me”. Thus Beowulf would have lost the fight if God did not have his back. In the episode “Beowulf” in the epic story Beowulf, the author states, "God must decide who will be given to deaths' cold grip”. This means that it is up to God to decide who will survive the battle not fate. Throughout the story Beowulf God is acknowledged as Beowulf's protector. In the source …show more content…
Basically a warrior must be true to himself as well as to God to be protected by Him. Another example of evidence is “It is a wonder to say how in His great spirit God gives wisdom to mankind, land and earlship. He possesses power over all things. At times He lets the thought of a man of high lineage move in delight”. (Christian elements) So basically anything that can be achieved can only be achieved through God. Another piece of evidence when the article says “what he has long held seems to him too little, angry-hearted he covets, no plated rings does he give in men’s honor, and then he forgets and regards not his destiny because of what God, Wielder of Heaven, has given him before, his portion of glories”(Christian Elements). So this piece of evidence