Beowulf

 There is proof within the writings of Beowulf that point to the writer being of the Christian faith as it was understood at the time or at least having knowledge of the Christian faith to support his writings.   "And sometimes they [the frightened warriors] sacrificed to the old stone gods. Made heathen vows, hoping for Hell's support, the Devil's guidance in driving their affliction off. That was their way, and the heathen's only hope, Hell always in their hearts, knowing neither God nor His passing as He walks through our world, the Lord of Heaven and earth; their ears could not hear His praise nor know His glory."  Today, many movie goers see the same thought process brought to life as the very understanding you get from the previous quote above.  Beowulf, the God-empowered hero as he is written about, shows how good will win over evil in the end every time.  In a movie released in 2011, The Adjustment Bureau, there are many references to “God-empowered hero” throughout the entire plot.  “God-empowered” is not  considered a new or old idea but a constant idea that can be used over and over to get a message across whether in written form or on the big screen. Furthermore, Beowulf is seemingly afraid of nothing.   He might be written in such a way that we would compare him to a superhero in the comic books today such as Spiderman or Superman.  Beowulf has a great sense of pride and his fearlessness made him a great hero proving that volunteering his life did not go unnoticed.  “Pressed? Yet I survived the sea, smashed.  The monsters’ hot jaws, swam home from my journey”. “…, nine was the number of sea-huge monsters I killed”. The detail in which Raffle writes about the Grendel coming hoping to kill is extraordinary.  Today an Author writing with such details might be someone like William Young who authored the book The Shack. He brings details in written form to life in your mind and you can almost feel every moment and see every detail of a being or place. You get that same kind of writing in Beowulf.  “Out from the marsh, from the foot of misty hills and bogs, bearing God’s hatred, Grendel came, hoping to kill anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot.  He moved quickly through the cloudy night, up from his swampland, sliding silently toward that gold-shining hall”.  You envision every step based on the way the words are written.