Beowulf: Link Between Traditions - Pagan And Christian
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"Beowulf" is a link between two traditions, Pagan and the Christian.
The virtues of courage in war and the acceptance of feuds between men and
countries as a fact of life stem from the older Pagan tradition. On the
other hand Christianity's moralities are based meekness and poverty.
"Beowulf" bri ....
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.... swords, etc. The importance of
material goods are one of the cardinal characteristics of the Pagan's
beliefs. Hrothgar and his counselors make useless attempts to appease
Grendel in Verse 2. They can't offer him gold or land, as they might an
ordinary enemy. Like most people in a time of crisis they slip back into
old ways of thinking. Instead of praying to God for support, they
sacrifice to t he stone idols of their pagan past.
The Christian motifs that run through the poem c ....
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