Question

1. Which of these excerpts from Beowulf evidences *both *pagan and

Christian influences?

Dared to touch… Hrothgar’s glorious/Throne, protected by God…”
Grendel, who haunted the moor…/… and made his home in a hell…”
the poet’s clear songs…/recalling…/The Almighty making the earth…”
sacrificed to the old stone gods,… hoping for… the Devil’s guidance…”

Answer 1

D.) Sacrificed to the old stone gods hoping for the Devil's guidance
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Answer 2

Answe: Dared to touch… Hrothgar’s glorious/Throne, protected by God…”

Explanation: The excerpts above describes Hrothgar as a glorious king who is also Lord over the Kingdom's great hall Heorot which makes him a pagan god that is protected by God. Which denotes Christian influence.