Combination of religious and secular elements in Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (essay) In this essay I will point out, on the one hand, the elements of the pagan warrior society and the Christian elements in Beowulf and, on the other hand, the contradiction of the heroic code with religious elements in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In Beowulf there is an important value of human relationship in the pagan society, …showed first 75 words of 1838 total…

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