Journal Entry 15

Look at the religious references in Beowulf--what are the names for God? What biblical events are mentioned, and who mentions them? What specifically pagan practices (sacrifice, burial, augury, etc.) are described? How do the characters see their relationship to God (or the gods)? Why would a Christian author write a poem about a pagan hero? Does the heroic code expressed in Beowulf conflict with a Christian sensibility?