In the great epic Beowulf, written by an unknown author in around 1000 AD, the main character, Beowulf, is portrayed as a Christ-like figure. While reading the story of Beowulf, I picked up on some of his qualities, which reminded me of Jesus Christ. Two of the qualities that particularly stuck out to me while reading this novel was Beowulf’s heroic reputation, and his urge to conquer and accomplish everything that comes his way.
When the reader is first introduced to Beowulf they may notice the Christ-like qualities shown through his actions, victories, and his personality. Beowulf was very well respected and loved, just as Jesus was. To most, Beowulf was a hero and was worshiped for his defeats. These similarities are evident just as the novel opens up, and all throughout the story as well. One particular line stuck out to me while comparing Beowulf to Jesus, “ Hell’s captive caught in the arms of him who of all men on Earth was the strongest (Cantos11, 225-230)”. That line in Beowulf is a perfect example of how highly the people of Geatland view Beowulf, and how Beowulf can be compared to Jesus. Here, the author is describing Beowulf as the strongest man on Earth, something that we Christians believe Jesus is and always has been.
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When looking up the definition of Jesus I came across much abroad answers, but one website linked perfectly the definition of a hero, Beowulf, to the definition of Christ. On one of this websites pages it says “Jesus never possessed a spirit of fear. His faith was so strong that it allowed Him to willfully submit to the plan of God( beliefnet 3)”. This quote caught my attention, because it made me think of the ending of Beowulf. Beowulf never showed fear towards a battle, and always accepted the challenge. He was always so confident, and always accepted whatever was thrown his