Christian Interpretation of Beowulf

Throughout the poem Beowulf the Christian views of the author clashed with the beliefs of Anglo-Saxons. Even though the two beliefs clashed, this poem held both “biblical material and Christian echoes,” (Beowulf, p. ix). “Describing the stage of the Christianity in Beowulf as a complex matter, to be pursued by studying both Christian and secular aspects of Anglo—Saxon Society,” (Bloom, p. 60)
It has been said that the poet is undoubtedly a Christian and maybe even a monk. The poet speaks of a God in which Anglo-Saxons did not believe in a God.
“Then a son was born to him, a child
in the court, sent by God to comfort
the Danes; for He had seen their dire distress,
that once they suffered hardship for a long while,
lacking a lord; and the Lord of Life,
King of Heaven, granted this boy glory;
Beow was renowned—the name of Seyld’s son
Became known throughout the Norse lands,”
(Beowu...