Hannah Hoch
Mr. Denton
English 12
22 September 2015 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him” (BibleGateway.com, Colossians 1:16). The Christian faith teaches that Jesus Christ is in everything and everywhere visible or invisible. This includes even in the lives of the Anglo-Saxons which is shown in this poem. In the poem Beowulf Christ appears multiple times; sometimes the characters are oblivious that Christ is present but is clear to the reader. The poet uses the poem Beowulf to incorporate Christian/Pagan faiths into the Anglo-Saxon’s lives by combining both beliefs …show more content…
Grendel’s mother feels like she has to kill the almighty Beowulf to get revenge over her son’s death. “She had carried off Grendel’s claw. Sorrow/ Had returned to Denmark. They’d traded deaths, / Danes and monsters, and no one had won, / Both had lost” (Beowulf 421-424). By this Grendel’s mother is showing one of the many Pagan cultural beliefs: if someone she loves dies then she must go seek revenge for that death. This is also shown by the by Hrothgar when Grendel’s mother takes the life of his closest friend he sends Beowulf to go kill Grendel’s mother for what she has done. However Paganism isn’t that only form of religion we see throughout the …show more content…
At night the lake
Burns like a torch, No one knows its bottom
No wisdom reaches such depths. (Beowulf 429-434)
The lake symbolizes a form of the ultimate hell for the characters of the poem Beowulf. This is only one of the main incorporations of Christian faith in this poem. The poet’s main incorporation of Christianity in the poem Beowulf is having Beowulf believe in a higher power. Multiple time in this poem Beowulf shows that he has faith and trust in the God almighty and he speaks the name of God periodically throughout the poem. “…I thank/ Our Father in Heaven, Ruler of the Earth/ For all of this, that His grace has given me…” (Beowulf 805-807) The poet also shows Christianity by having Beowulf saved by God.
...If that shining
Woven metal had not helped - and Holy
God, who sent him victory, gave judgement
For truth and right, Ruler of the Heavens,
Once Beowulf was back on his feet and fighting. (Beowulf
Mr. Denton
English 12
22 September 2015 “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him” (BibleGateway.com, Colossians 1:16). The Christian faith teaches that Jesus Christ is in everything and everywhere visible or invisible. This includes even in the lives of the Anglo-Saxons which is shown in this poem. In the poem Beowulf Christ appears multiple times; sometimes the characters are oblivious that Christ is present but is clear to the reader. The poet uses the poem Beowulf to incorporate Christian/Pagan faiths into the Anglo-Saxon’s lives by combining both beliefs …show more content…
Grendel’s mother feels like she has to kill the almighty Beowulf to get revenge over her son’s death. “She had carried off Grendel’s claw. Sorrow/ Had returned to Denmark. They’d traded deaths, / Danes and monsters, and no one had won, / Both had lost” (Beowulf 421-424). By this Grendel’s mother is showing one of the many Pagan cultural beliefs: if someone she loves dies then she must go seek revenge for that death. This is also shown by the by Hrothgar when Grendel’s mother takes the life of his closest friend he sends Beowulf to go kill Grendel’s mother for what she has done. However Paganism isn’t that only form of religion we see throughout the …show more content…
At night the lake
Burns like a torch, No one knows its bottom
No wisdom reaches such depths. (Beowulf 429-434)
The lake symbolizes a form of the ultimate hell for the characters of the poem Beowulf. This is only one of the main incorporations of Christian faith in this poem. The poet’s main incorporation of Christianity in the poem Beowulf is having Beowulf believe in a higher power. Multiple time in this poem Beowulf shows that he has faith and trust in the God almighty and he speaks the name of God periodically throughout the poem. “…I thank/ Our Father in Heaven, Ruler of the Earth/ For all of this, that His grace has given me…” (Beowulf 805-807) The poet also shows Christianity by having Beowulf saved by God.
...If that shining
Woven metal had not helped - and Holy
God, who sent him victory, gave judgement
For truth and right, Ruler of the Heavens,
Once Beowulf was back on his feet and fighting. (Beowulf