The original Epic was obviously Paganistic due to the time period of it's creation. But, as time wore on, the rewriting and
             touching up of the manuscripts by various sources including religious
             monks, caused the characters to have slight Christian characteristics.
             These Christian themes have become very important to the epic to add
             am element of depth that wouldn't be possible in modern times due to
             the lost of the Anglo-Saxon culture and beliefs. An example of the
             Biblical motif in Beowulf is Grendel. Grendel it biblically described
             [ Grendel] was spawned in that slime,
             Conceived by a pair of those monsters born
             Of Cain, murderous creatures banished
             By God, punished forever for the crime
             Of Abel's death. The Almighty drove
             Those demons out, and their exile was bitter,
             Into a thousand forms of evil--spirits
             And feinds, goblins, monsters, giants,
             A brood forever opposing the Lord's
             The Biblical reference in the epic has become a modern day archetypal motif, and serves to give the listener an idea of the extent of Grendel's pure evil and gives a logical explanation for Grendel's
             murderous behavior. This example, not only shows the evil in
             Grendel's nature, but also the torture in his heart caused by his
             Banishment from God. It serves to give the reader an idea of why
             Grendel would kill the Danes for no reason other than their
             happiness. Beowulf also has a religious motif to his character. One
             example of this is in Canto 6 line 381 in which Hrothgar states, "Our
             Holy Father had sent [Beowulf] as a sign of His grace, a mark of His
             favor, to help us defeat Grendel and end that terror." This religious
             description shows Beowulf as a sort of messiah sent by god to save man
             from evil. But, more than that, since Beowulf is in fact not a
             messiah, this description shows the good in Beowulf's heart and the
             purpose...