... as "slayer," "enemy," and "evil destroyer." They all live in demonic halls. Some poets believe that the dragon was "the devil himself, guarding a hoard of gold that infects men with greed and pride and so leads to death and damnation" (Clark, 257). The Beowulf dragon is sufficiently snakelike, both in his appearance and behavior, to qualify as a Christian symbol. In Genesis ... youth overcomes his foes with God's help. But even with God at his side, Beowulf, like all men, must die. Beowulf is an allegory of Christian salvation. There are many symbols that allude to Christian references ...

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