A review of "Beowulf"

Beowulf was written in a time when Christianity was a newly budding religion in England. Throughout the book there are obvious references to both Christian and Pagan rituals. The characters in the epic are newly found Christians who are trying to remain true to their new faith but are weak and hence, in times of great trouble, they resort back to their Pagan traditions and gods out of fear. Pagan rituals in the book are …

…The people of the times were Christians. As is seen when the threat of Grendel is looming, when Beowulf is bragging about his accomplishments, and when Beowulf is dead, these people are weak and susceptible to the ideals that other religions offer them. All the examples can be used to focus on the conclusion that, in this text, the Christians are weak and often revert back to their Pagan ways when they are most frightened.