... Beowulf hand- picked twelve soldiers to help him in his last battle with the dragon, only one remains loyal to his word by staying beside Beowulf when he needed him. This hand- picking of soldiers is similar to Christ's choosing of disciples. Also, the soldier who remains loyal to Beowulf bears the name Wiglaf, and when Beowulf dies, he is responsible to carry on ... the legend of Beowulf so that his story will never cease to be told by bards and skofs and now in present ... to Christ's disciples when he died on the cross, and their duty was to "go into all the world and preach the goo...

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