Bible and Beowulf Reading Journal

Beowulf reading journal Entry 1 rakehells 703-1250 Kennings God-cursed Grendel (true kenning) Cloud-murk (half-kenning) Hell-serf (true-kenning) Wound-slurry (half-kenning) Wave-Vat (half-Kenning) Alliterations None expansive poetry line that stuck out business sector 927-930 first and foremost, let the professional Almighty be thanked for this sight. Line 1057 past and present God aeonianly prevails. Entry 2 10/02/12 Nick Yasi Lines 1251-1887 Kennings Line 1259 Hell-Bride (true-kenning) Line 1274 Hell-Brute (true-kenning)Line 1276 Death-Den (half-kenning) Line 1312 First-Footing (true-kenning) Alliterations Line 1317 Floorboards banged Line1408 Prince Preceded Epic poetry line that stuck out Line 1272 He (Beowulf) relied for religious service on the lord of all. Entry 3 10/02/12 Nick Yasi One thing that really stuck out to me, which I find really neat, is after Beowulf returns to Heorat and Hrothgar praises Beowulfs goodness, raseness, and loyalty, he begins to contrasts h im with the evil KingHeremod, and predicts a great future for him. He delivers a long speech just about how to be a good and wise ruler by choosing eternal rather than earthly rewards. And when I read this I couldnt help thinking about Solomon and how he asked for wisdom instead of earthly things. excessively it seems, for me at least, that reading this story and hearing all the biblical references helps me pull in and want to read the bible a lot more than I do already. Cause in a sense Beowulf isnt even close to being as epic as the bible.