Beowulf Christian Influence
The story of Beowulf is full of religious references and symbolism, but is it truly a Christian story? According to the narrative, Beowulf is an instrument of God, an instrument of righteousness called by God to perform His will for the Danes. In stark contrast to his good, is the enemy, Grendel, the incarnation of pure evil. These two characters appear to represent the forces of good versus the forces of evil. It would be easy enough to leave the story that way, but it appears that Beowulf is written intentionally to make the main characters appear more important by adding Biblical references to the narrative. By creating characters of a Biblical stature, the story as a whole has an added importance. This gruesome creature was called Grendel, notorious prowler of the borderland, ranger of the moors, the fen and the fastness; this cursed creature lived in a monster’s lair for a time after the Creator had condemned him as one of the seed of Cain – the Everlasting Lord no satisfaction from that feud, but the Creator sent him into exile, far from mankind because of his crime. He could no longe
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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