How Does Beowulf Reflect Christian Values

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English 4 7 October 2013 Aida said “Of all the medieval epics, it reflects Christian ethics and values most strongly even though it never explicitly mentions anything Christian” (Beowulf as Didactic???? Help!!!?). Although the Christian values ethics and beliefs are never mentioned in the poem of Beowulf specifically, they are still very strong. This can be shown in many ways to show the underlying integration of Christian and pagan beliefs and morals. There are three major parts of the poem that show the integration; the death for the sins of others, the honor of his uncle’s agreement, and how he has 12 followers at the end these show the integration of Christian and pagan beliefs with the intent that the listeners pick up on them. This strongly shows how Beowulf is a didactic tale because it teaches the Anglo-Saxon morals and beliefs from the bible. Beowulf shows many similarities with the bible; this can be seen many times thorough the poem and in more ways than one. One of the biggest is how Beowulf has 12 followers or disciples at the end of his life that stood by him through the test of time. This shows the similarities of the poem to the bible but not to make lite…show more content…
This brings the poem closer to the story of Jesus and in turn the bible. Ultimately the fact that Beowulf is never fighting humans and only monsters, demons, or evil brings back the fact that Beowulf is almost divine meaning he is so close to god that his force is virtually unstoppable at the beginning. That being said he has flaws that make him week and by the end of the poem. Like the fact that he gave in and made a deal with the devil to make him king as long as the goblet was with her; but when it inevitably found its way back to him he could not undo the things he had

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