literature. The epic follows a courageous warrior named Beowulf throughout his young,

adult life and into his old age. As a young man, Beowulf becomes a legendary hero when

he saves the land of the Danes from the hellish creatures, Grendel and his mother. Later,

after fifty years pass, Beowulf is an old man and a great king of the Geats. A monstrous

dragon soon invades his peaceful kingdom and he defends his people courageously, dying

in the process. His body is burned and his ashes are placed in a cave by the sea. By

placing his ashes in the seaside cave, people passing by will always remember the

legendary hero and king, Beowulf. In this recognized epic, Beowulf, is abound in

supernatural elements of pagan associations; however, the poem is the opposite of pagan

barbarism. The presentation of the story telling moves fluidly within Christian

surroundings as well as pagan ideals.

Beowulf was a recited pagan folklore where the people of that time period

believed in gods, goddesses, and monsters. It's significance lies in an oral history where

people memorized long, dense lines of tedious verse.

Poupard, Dennis, and Jelena O. Krstonc, ed. Classical and Medieval Literature

dragon is an allegory for the archfiend.

Beowulf is an allegory of Christian salvation. There are many symbols that allude

The depiction of the mere is the most remarkable because it is a conceptual

cannibal. When he crawls off to die, he is said to join the route of devils in hell. The

Literature: Vol 1. New York: Oxford UP, 1973. 29-98.

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