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Christian Beowulf

"The Almighty making the earth, shaping these beautiful plains marked off by oceans, then proudly setting the sun and moon to glow across the land and light it;" (Ll.92-95) Here it is stated that God created the earth and all of its beauty. This is a belief from the Christian religion; Burton Raffel has embellished many lines like the previous one, in order for Christians to relate more to it. Beowulf is originally a Pagan oral epic, which was translated by a Christian priest. However, it is not a precise translation because of the adjustments made to fit Christian beliefs.

There are many stories in the Christian religion and in Burton Raffel's translation of Beowulf; some of the stories were incorporated into the translated version. The epic tells of Beowulf, a Geat from Sweden who crosses the sea to Denmark in a quest to rescue King Hrothgar's people from the demonic monster Grendel. Like Beowulf ridding people of Grendel, Christ rid people of......

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