The main principles of the Anglo Saxon Code and Christianity are simple because they are very similar. Sometimes you can’t even tell which is which. In the epic poem Beowulf the poet uses literary devices and the characters to show Christian elements that exist within the ideas of the Anglo Saxon code.
Loyalty is a major principle in the Anglo Saxon Code. The definition of loyalty is being there for someone all the time not matter what the situation. Beowulf is a very good example of someone who is loyal. Even if it may not seem like it when Hrothgar, “…distributed treasure to his retainers from his gift-stool in a mead hall, and the retainers pledged their loyalty and their support in the lord 's wars, even to the point of dying with him …show more content…
The characters in the poem make it seem simple though because of their loyalty to each other. “Their relationship was embodied in the heroic code, which required of the thane unbounded courage in battle and absolute loyalty to the ruler” (“Bloom’s Guides”). Relationships with others play major roles in the success of the Anglo Saxon Code and in Christianity. The relationship between Beowulf and his group of warriors, and their loyalty towards each other, is shown throughout the whole poem up until the very end. It even shows how the end of the Anglo Saxon Code merges into the beginning of the role of Christianity in most …show more content…
Wulfgar states, “Our Holy Father has sent him as a sign of His grace, a mark of His favor, to help us defeat Grendel and end that terror” (Beowulf 381-384). The idea that they are talking about God and how he is saving them from their evil, which in this case is Grendel, just shows how much God’s will is present in their Anglo Saxon culture. When the poet uses “He” and “His” in the poem, the poet is talking about God, this use of diction helps to exemplify the references made to god in the quote. In a result to this, it plays a large role into tying the idea back to Christianity and Anglo Saxon
Loyalty is a major principle in the Anglo Saxon Code. The definition of loyalty is being there for someone all the time not matter what the situation. Beowulf is a very good example of someone who is loyal. Even if it may not seem like it when Hrothgar, “…distributed treasure to his retainers from his gift-stool in a mead hall, and the retainers pledged their loyalty and their support in the lord 's wars, even to the point of dying with him …show more content…
The characters in the poem make it seem simple though because of their loyalty to each other. “Their relationship was embodied in the heroic code, which required of the thane unbounded courage in battle and absolute loyalty to the ruler” (“Bloom’s Guides”). Relationships with others play major roles in the success of the Anglo Saxon Code and in Christianity. The relationship between Beowulf and his group of warriors, and their loyalty towards each other, is shown throughout the whole poem up until the very end. It even shows how the end of the Anglo Saxon Code merges into the beginning of the role of Christianity in most …show more content…
Wulfgar states, “Our Holy Father has sent him as a sign of His grace, a mark of His favor, to help us defeat Grendel and end that terror” (Beowulf 381-384). The idea that they are talking about God and how he is saving them from their evil, which in this case is Grendel, just shows how much God’s will is present in their Anglo Saxon culture. When the poet uses “He” and “His” in the poem, the poet is talking about God, this use of diction helps to exemplify the references made to god in the quote. In a result to this, it plays a large role into tying the idea back to Christianity and Anglo Saxon