Beliefs In Heros And Fate In Beowulf

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that religiously, in the Dark Ages, people who had felt that there was no other way to slay the demon prayed to idols and sought omens. Therefore, it can be assumed that some of the people had embraced God as a good spiritual entity. People who prayed to idols and the devil were not well esteemed.
However during that time, Germanic people that although man was the center of life, there also existed a place outside of man's realm where the gods existed. There was also an area (outside the place where the Gods were located) where evil lived. The evil entities of that time included giants and demons.
The poem also provides evidence that aristocrats were greatly honored during this period. For example, when Beowulf first arrives to fight, the soldiers notice his clothing and everyone assumes that he is royalty.
The poem shows a division between royalty and commoners in those days. Drinking and making merry were part of the social activities in that day. The great hall served as ...

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