Christian and Pagan Elements

Christian Elements:

• Beowulf thanks God for the last chance to speak: "I speak with my words thanks to the Lord of All for these treasures, to the King of Glory, Eternal Prince, for what I gaze on here."
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Pagan Elements:

Beowulf gives a name to a sword (Naegling), which was common in Anglo-Saxon culture.

Beowulf referring to Fate: "In my land I awaited what fate brought me."

Beowulf is to be burned on a pyre (as opposed to Christian burial)