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…”

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