How I Know the Author of Beowulf Knew About God

There are many references to the Lord in the ancient document Beowulf. They seemed to be pretty reliant on the fact He would protect soldiers in battle and help them bring home the spoils of war, if it was His will. As war was common the people, they often prayed to Him for protection. Beowulf or his friends would also wish each other luck in the name of the Lord. So the author must have had an understanding of God in or order to write such a poem.

Grendel was said to be the son of a demon, or Cain, which are things mentioned in the Bible. Cain is the first murderer, and as Grendel was a symbol of death, this fit him perfectly. After Beowulf won a battle he would thank the Lord for his victory. Grendel was also described as an outcast of the Lord. Grendel's mother was known as the devil dam.

Although the characters in the story have faith in our Lord, there was a time in the poem when they lost it for a time. When the Lord seemed to send no deliverer, the Danes had went and sacrificed to the Norse gods, like Odin, or Thor. This shows the human weakness of impatience as the Lord later sent Beowulf to slay Grendel. By the time Beowulf came the Danes had renewed their faith in God.

The hilt of the sword that Beowulf used to kill Grendel's mother apparently had a story on it about how war was started and why God sent the Flood. Form what the evidence