... support of Kemble and his expansion upon this statement uses this quote as evidence, "They said that he was of world-kings the mildest of men, gentlest, kindest to his people, and most eager for fame." Klaebers theory along the line of Kimbles, interprets this emphasis, to mean Christian ideology. "Those readers, who are, impressed by Beowulf's martial appearance at the ... inclined to recognize features of the Christian Savior in the destroyer of hellish fiends, the warrior brave and gentle, blameless in thought and deed, the king that dies for his people. Though delicately kept in the...

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