Beowulf and christianity. Literature & Language Research Paper

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Beowulf and Christianity
Beowulf has many Christian references with a high prevalence of Cain and the floods. This script was initially written in England during the first Christian phase of the Anglo-Saxons (Liuzza, 418). The Christians had not stayed in Christianity for long after conversion from being pagans to the new beings believing in a God they did not know (Hall, 7). Although the people had consented to accept Christianity, they could not let go of some of their paganism beliefs (Cherniss, 9). However, they tried to reconcile the paganism issues with Christianity, and the transition required understanding since the change has and will never prompt natural processes. This attitude of changing with constraints is evident in the Beowulf, whereby some pagan themes like fame and fate could also be accorded to God and the power of the Lord in explaining the compatibility of these issues with Christianity.
The history of the Beowulf reveals that it’s the first script written in English. The poem reveals a general impression of a true story, revealing the normal struggle for power between an uncle and a nephew (Chambers, 11). The idea is evident in Christianity when Cain kills his brother Abel. The oral tradition in Germany shows that the reading expounds on the lifestyle and the transition of the Anglo-Saxons before and after the period of abandoning paganism to Christianity (Ming, 90). The background of the information gives an account of the individuals as Pagans and later incorporation of Christianity as the reading continues, revealing the impact of the latter on the community. Although the poem lacks consistency in the revelation of the Anglo-Saxon’s way of living, it achieves the major theme of showing the different phase of believing in paganism and later moving into Christianity (Ming, 90). However, critics do not find the poem appealing to the desired information on the religious practices of the Anglo-Saxons. What's the origin of the misunderstanding? Contamination of the information provided by the first scribes occurred during the translation of the script, showing that the original poem had the most desirable information on the religious practices of the Anglo-Saxons.
The introduction of this poem starts with information on the Christian doctrines of the Anglo-Saxons, showing the extent of their regard to stipulated beliefs. Christianity brought various and new perspectives about life in this community. For instance, the people started believing the prowess omnipotent God (Halder, 39). According to Christianity, God is mighty, and the Anglo-Saxons had to follow and find in His power throughout their lives after the transition into the new phase of life. The older practices were not supposed to make any sense or count in their lives since they had a new God in Christianity. The acceptance and revelation instituted the urge for the individuals to stand in what they believed in and fight anything acting against their God. For example, Hrothgar is eager to get rid of the Grendel monster with the help of his noble Danes in an attempt to protect and preserve Christianity in the most desirable manner. The further interpretation of the script into Anglo-Saxons Englan...