Similarities Between Beowulf And Jesus

Furthermore, the comparisons discussed for Beowulf and his men to Jesus and his apostles are presented in another way. The beginning of Beowulf depicts the mead-hall as the place to be for pagan culture. Though, being seen in a Christian influenced poem creates confusion, the ideology of the mead-hall was Anglo-Saxon focused even for other Pagan groups. This in turn questions if Christianity had a role in the kingdom Beowulf came to assist. Though, the mead-hall was used as a meeting place and used for just about everything else Pagans celebrated. The relation to Christianity can be seen through the comparison between Beowulf and Jesus. Beowulf arriving is given feast in the mead-hall, then later has one after slaying the monsters. The feast