Beowulf: A Mix of Pagan and Christian Beliefs

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"How the Almighty had made the earth a gleaming plain girdled with waters; in His splendor He set the sun and the moon to be earth's lamplight, lanterns for men and filled the broad lap of the world with branches and leaves; and quickened life in every other thing that moved."(Line 92)

In this quote, the author describes how God made the earth and depicts reasons for him creating the sun and moon, saying that it acts like a lantern for men, lighting the earth. The author also describes how God gave life to everything else. The pagans were polytheists and never believed in one God, and if this is a pagan poem, then it was obviously rewritten. There is a part in the poem where the idea of repenting is brought up:

Oh, cursed is he who in time of trouble has to thrust his soul in the fire's embrace, forfeiting help; he has nowhere to turn. But blessed is he who after death can approach the Lord and find friendship in the Father's embrace. The idea of repenting is not that of acknowledging your sins but accepting the Lord and allowing him to take you to Heaven. (Line 18...

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