"Beowulf"

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This paper discusses the heroic epic poem composed in the later Early Middle Ages, "Beowulf." The paper discusses some queries which reflect considerations that some students initially wrestle with when studying "Beowulf." Among other issues, the paper discusses if Beowulf was right or wrong and it then looks into the Christian allusions made in the paper. This paper contains copied resource material.

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"Noted basically to be a pagan poem, Beowulf, albeit, also embodies Christian allusions. (Beowulf) Although the name "Jesus" is omitted in Beowulf, numerous references to God, based on the Old Testament, are cited. In the latter part of the poem, the fight with the dragon has been noted to particularly reflect Christian nuances. "Counting the thief, Beowulf is accompanied by 12 associates, most of whom desert him (reminding us of Christ's apostles)." (Ibid) Judas, a traitor, was one of the twelve men Jesus chose to be his disciples. Satan is referred to as a dragon toward the end of the Bible in the book of Revelation. The word "dragon" appears 19 times in 18 verses in the Bible. (Blue Letter . . .)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Beowulf. (2006). [15 October 2006]. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id 33,pageNum-2.html.
• Blue Letter Bible (2006). [16 October 2006]. http://www.blueletterbible.org.
• Abraham, Lenore. "The Decorum of 'Beowulf.'." Philological Quarterly 72.3 (1993): 267+.
• Hall, Simon. "Beowulf: New Light on the Dark Ages." History Today Dec. 1998: 4.
• 'The Manuscript of Beowulf." [14 October 2006.] http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/irvinem/english016/beowulf/beowulf.html.

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