What Is Beowulf's Conflicting Ideas About Religion

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Beowulf was written after Christianity had started to move into the Scandinavian people’s lives removing the mythology of the Celts. Still the pagan traditions were present enough that Beowulf has conflicting ideas about religion. The society at that time was still struggling with the new belief structure. There are times during the story the writings go from plural gods to only one God. Beowulf himself would have been considered a pagan. He chooses to live his life for the glory of honor. Beowulf would travel looking for his next conquest. Beowulf boasted about his victories, wanting everyone to see his greatness. Fame is deeply rooted in Beowulf. In the beginning when Beowulf wasn’t allowed passage, Beowulf boasts about his past conquests,
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