1. Christian/Pagan Elements of Beowulf By: Christian Kelly and Caitlin Hanes 2 September 2009 1 st block

2. Christian Elements man survives only through the protection of God all earthly gifts flow from God proper bearing of man is to be humble and unselfish acknowledges God as his protector

3. Christian Elements cont’d Grendel is referred to as a descendent of Cain Earthly protection derived from God status of king is achieved through the grace of God

5. Pagan Elements strong sense that God's protection must be earned a warrior must first be true to his values, courage, honesty, pride, and humility to earn God's protection heroic pride within Beowulf Beowulf himself is defined in terms of wyrd

6. Pagan Elements con’t Beowulf says "fate often saves the undoomed man when his courage is good“ use of Ragnarok: “final destiny of the gods“ Beowulf makes a boast, a pledge that seals one's fate

7. Wyrd Belief that fate ruled a person’s life not an end-point, but something continually happening around us at all times A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary - "fate, chance, fortune, destiny, the Fates, Providence, event, phenomenon, transaction, fact, condition"

8. The Norns female beings who rule the fates of the various races three most important norns: Urðr, Verðandi and Skuld represent destiny

10. Sources http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs1a/page.ht ml http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs1d/CHRIS T.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norns http://www.octavia.net/anglosaxon/Wyrd.ht m