Anglo Saxon Religion Essay

Reverence for Religion Religion was not the only foundation for the Anglos, Saxons, and the people during the Grendel time, however, religion was one of the most important things during their everyday lives. The Anglos and Saxons were brought into Christianity while the people of Hrothgar, therefore leaving undefined variables between the two groups of people and their beliefs.

We do not know the Anglos and Saxons believed in the same exact religion as the people of Hrothgar, but we do know they believed in Christianity, therefore leaving a possible fact that the two groups could have been practicing two of the same, yet different religions. The text in “The Monster Grendel” states, “Till the monster stirred, that demon, that fiend, Grendel, who haunted the moors, the wild Marshes, and made his home in a hell Not hell but earth.” This leaves the fact they believed in Hell, which Hell originates in the bible. In the Anglo-Saxon article it states, “By the late seventh century, however, Christianity had virtually replaced all British Pagan religions.” When the article states “Replace,” this means Christianity had taken over; on the contrary, even though it replaced religions, they could have kept some major Pagan

The differences are more profound because of the unalike religions: Christianity and Paganism. In the Anglo-Saxon article, the text states, “Christianity was introduced to Britain during the Roman occupation, but centuries passed before it became the dominant religion of the country.” Also on the source of bbc.co.uk/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/, quotes “Like the Vikings and the Greeks, the Anglo-Saxons believed in many gods and had many superstitions.” this also reffered to as Paganism. These two select texts prove that at one point of the Anglo-Saxon period the main religion was a form of Paganism, where there was a belief of many