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" br ....
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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 ....
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