From which of these excerpts from Beowulf can a pagan influence best be inferred?

A.) ... Protected by God-God,/Whose love Grendel could not known ...

B.) " ... And sometimes they sacrificed tot he old stone gods,/Made heathen vows ... "

C.) " ... Rise to God, drop off/their dead bodies, and seek our Father's peace!"

D.) " ... How the monster relished his savage war/On the Danes ... "

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Trevor Christensen

7 April, 12:27

From which of these excerpts from Beowulf can a pagan influence best be inferred?

A.) ... Protected by God-God,/Whose love Grendel could not known ...

B.) " ... And sometimes they sacrificed tot he old stone gods,/Made heathen vows ... "

C.) " ... Rise to God, drop off/their dead bodies, and seek our Father's peace!"

D.) " ... How the monster relished his savage war/On the Danes ... "

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Branson Hunt · Answer 1

We can infer pagan influences if there is a mention of more than one God, since the non-pagan religion here, Christianity, is monotheistic, one of the options does mention more than one God:

B.) " ... And sometimes they sacrificed tot he old stone gods,/Made heathen vows ... "

This is the correct answer! It actually specifically mentions the "old", that is pagan gods