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leona2
leona2
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High School - 12th Grade

How did the Stone Gods play apart in the epic?

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Posted by leona2 on Friday October 23, 2009 at 3:00 PM and tagged with beowulf.

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  1. kimfuji Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    The part the Stone Gods played were the objects of Pagan rituals. These offerings that the people of Herot made showed the root of their beliefs still lay in paganism. In this time in history Christianity was rather new so in a time of panic they reverted to paganistic practices. These Stone Gods show that.

    In Beowulf:
    "sacrificed to the old stone gods / Made heathen vows / hoping for Hell's Support, the Devil's guidance in driving their
    affliction off." 175-178

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    Posted by kimfuji on Friday October 23, 2009 at 3:16 PM