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Beowulf Mythology. By Charlie Konieczny. Anglo-Saxon Paganism. Polytheistic Often cremated or inhumed the dead, usually with a selection of ‘grave goods’ Believed that kings were descendants of a god Believed in magic and witchcraft. Beowulf. Beowulf battles many creatures - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Beowulf Mythology
By Charlie Konieczny
Anglo-Saxon Paganism
• Polytheistic• Often cremated or inhumed the dead, usually
with a selection of ‘grave goods’• Believed that kings were descendants of a god• Believed in magic and witchcraft
Beowulf
• Beowulf battles many creatures• Creatures are mythological or magical• Grendel-giant compared to men, man-eating,
inhumanly strong, evil• Grendel’s mother- somewhat smaller and
weaker than Grendel, stronger and larger than men
• Dragon-self explanatory
Grendel
• Described as descendants of Cain
• Grendel is described as a giant monster many times larger than men
• It is stated that Grendel cannot touch the throne of Hrothgar because it is protected by a god
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Stories_of_beowulf_grendel.jpg
Grendel’s Mother
• Grendel’s mother is never clearly described in the poem, leaving room for various interpretations
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Stories_of_Beowulf_water_witch_trying_to_stab_beowulf.jpg
The Dragon
• Beowulf’s fight with the dragon symbolizes the battle between good and evil
• Beowulf becomes the first dragonslayer in the history of English literature
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Beowulf_and_the_dragon.jpg
Sources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_paganism#Mythology
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dragon_(Beowulf)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grendel's_mothe
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