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In Beowulf, both pagan and Christian elements are present which add religious contrast to the poem. The poem begins with the king, Hrothgar, taking the throne of the Danes. During his reign, one of Hrothgars' accomplishments included the building of the great Mead hall which served as a place of relaxation for his troops. Years passed and an evil monster came and terrorized the Hall. Then the great warrior, Beowulf, a foreigner offered to help rid the town of the monster. In the end, good triumphed over evil as he defeated the monster and returned the city to it's people.
Present in this poem are certain forms of evil. The greatest of these is the descendent of Cain's evil against his brother Abel. After Cain killed Abel God punished him by exiling him from the kingdom of God. From Cain's soul came evil monsters, one in particular, Grendel. He was a demon; a fiend who haunted the moors, the wild marshes and made his home in "hell" (actually earth). King Hrothgar......

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