... concept of Grendel, display, what seems to be increasingly discovered of late: some rather basic connections between Christian Theology and Beowulf." Hamilton expounds on Grendel's Christian attributes in relation to the story of CainÆ'x. "The analogy between Cain and Grendel is well sustained. Guilty a like of ... is that despite her argument of great commonness between Cain and the Grendels, Cain and the devil are used virtually interchangeably in literature. For three different commentators to all find Christian attributes for this character suggests strong connections between Chri...

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