... of Beowulf starts with a recounting similar to the Bible story of Genesis. Grendel, when introduced, is given one of the ultimate stigmas in the Christian lexicon by being referred to as one of " Cain's clan, whom the Creator had outlawed / and condemned as outcasts. For the killing of ... waves went quiet" (44). The poet is saying that Beowulf was saved by a divine intervention. When Beowulf first fights the demon Grendel, like Christian soldiers before any battle, he asks for the help of God: "And may the Divine Lord / in His wisdom grant the glory of victory ... century, surviving t...

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... well he could weave the stories into an effective, entertaining presentation. Performances like this are presented in Beowulf by Hrothgar's court scop, honoring Beowulf. Although primarily a pagan poem, Beowulf contains Christian allusions that cannot be ignored. There is no mention of Jesus in Beowulf, and references to God seem based on the Old Testament rather than the New. But King Hrothgar ... rebirth in the poem, such as Beowulf's emergence from the mere after his defeat of Grendel's mother. The fight with the dragon, late in the poem, especially seems to have Christian over...

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... control themselves better" (UM 1995) through the preset "idealized version", yet without conscious intent aimed at personal change of character. However, there are also Christian elements in the early English literature as well. Christian elements are present in "Christian poetry that drew inspiration from the Bible or lives of saint and dwelt on heroic deeds performed by great individuals heroic lays [which] praise ... or nation constantly aware of his own mortality, he never shirks .It is in the battle that the mettle of the epic hero is tested" (Jokinen 1996). An example of Christian...

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... , a perfect blending of the natural (green) and supernatural (chapel). The holly bob he wore into Arthur's court also served as doubly symbolic of nature and spirituality, as a living thing and a Christian symbol. According to Kieckhefer, both pagan Irish legends and the saintly legends that followed them showed the heroes and saints as having supernatural control specifically over the natural elements: Both ... told wondrous tales of their power over fire as well as water: they could produce fire from their fingertips, or carry it in their hands (54). In this way, even Christian stories...

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... , a perfect blending of the natural (green) and supernatural (chapel). The holly bob he wore into Arthur's court also served as doubly symbolic of nature and spirituality, as a living thing and a Christian symbol. According to Kieckhefer, both pagan Irish legends and the saintly legends that followed them showed the heroes and saints as having supernatural control specifically over the natural elements: Both ... told wondrous tales of their power over fire as well as water: they could produce fire from their fingertips, or carry it in their hands (54). In this way, even Christian stories...

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... period of it's creation. But, as time wore on, the rewriting and touching up of the manuscripts by various sources including religious monks, caused the characters to have slight Christian characteristics. These Christian themes have become very important to the epic to add am element of depth that wouldn't be possible in modern times due to the lost of the Anglo-Saxon ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School