... written by a Christian author, who was most likely a monk, which explains the poem's attempts to instill Christian morality in the reader. Everything happens in Beowulf can be credited to the grace of God, whether it is victory in battle, or the taking of booty after a victory. For example, after Beowulf and his men finished their journey to Denmark they, "thanked ... found to be alive, it is symbolic of the Christian resurrection. The author of Beowulf gives high esteem to the mother of Beowulf, saying that God must have "bestowed a grace on her" and that she brought forth a "flower of...

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... spoken about and by people's actions towards him. When Hrothgar hears that Beowulf has come to help him he says, "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. I shall greet him with treasures,/Gifts to reward his courage in coming to us."(381-385). As ... who would help/ Her afflicted people". (624-628) The Danes held Beowulf in very high honor much like they did for Christ. They felt as if he was their saving grace to be rid of Grendel. They believed that Beowulf was sent from God to save them. Sound familia...

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... , Grendel mirrors Satan. Beowulf and Grendel represent the Christian beliefs of good verses evil. Grendel is referred to as a descendant of Cain. "He is the image of a man fallen from grace through sin"(Cook 299). Like Sat! an who is jealous of the happiness and joy that Adam and Eve have in the Garden of Eden, Grendel is jealous of the ... ...

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