Idols In Beowulf
Firstly, the poem task about the how Danes were worshipping idols in order to prevent the evil Grendel from attacking them. This references to the point that the people was dong whatever they can to get rid of Grendel who was the evil one until Beowulf came. In the poem, the lines “These were hard times, “heart breaking for the prince of the Shielding; powerful counsellors, the highest in the land … sometimes at pagan shrines they vowed offerings to idols, swore oaths that killer souls might come to their aid and save the people” (170-179). This lines clearly explains how the people of Danes were pagans and were worshiping idols that can help them gain some protection. This reference also happened in the Bible in which people pagans and idol