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Biblical Delusions And Mythological References In 'Beowulf'

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Beowulf is a story of a hero who comes and saves a land. Beowulf, the main character, comes to Herot to tell the king, Hrothgar, that he is there to kill the evil monster named Grendel. The story of Beowulf was adapted into a movie that has many different examples of biblical references and mythological references. The movie didn’t follow the text version of the story Beowulf, but they were related. The movie added a more scenes that the text didn’t have.

The mythical references in Beowulf mainly apply to the monsters. Grendel has the power to put magical spells on the men’s swords when they are battling in Herot. Grendel’s mother has the power to shape-shift. At the end of the movie we learn that Beowulf had a child with Grendel’s mother

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