At the beginning, we are introduced to Grendel ─ the evil monster ─ described as a powerful monster growing in pain as there is music in the Mead Hall. Hence, one wonders whether Grendel should be pitied, as some Danish fellows were playing loud music bothering him. Grendel is also referred to as demon from hell. Besides there is also an allusion to Cain ─ the oldest son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother Abraham. That is why he is described as a violent creature. It is important to know how destructive he is since he managed to slaughter 30 people with nearly no effort at all. In fact, he is extraordinally violent. However, this mighty monster is not protected from everything for he cannot touch the throne. In addition, this is where divine intervention lies because it is protected by God, which …show more content…
Beowulf epic poem has been touched by Christianity. Some of the questions that were raised by critics are: Was this a pagan poem that had some Christian additions in it? Do these Christian additions change the poem?
In 1936, JRR Tolkien wrote an article called “Beowulf: the monsters and the critics”. Tolkien ’s findings lend support to the claim that Beowulf is centrally a pre-Christian poem with a few Christian details since the poet who wrote this epic was a Christian who was looking back on pre-Christian past with admiration and some nostalgia. Instances of this evidence is when he called Grendel a descendant of Cain, the story of Noah’s flood is inscribed in the sword with which he intended to kill Grendel’s mother, and in the Mead Hall a scop sings a song of creation that seems to have been taken from the book of genesis. Some other evidence to support this view, is the one described by Tacitus in his book “Germania” 1st century