2. Name the five characteristics of stories in this genre:

Genre Characteristics. FANTASY: • contains elements that are not realistic. o talking animals. o magical powers. HISTORICAL FICTION: • stories centered around the basis of a partially historical situation. o strangeness. o solving a puzzling event or situation. secret information. o in the future.

Explanation:

Yes, the epic is integrated with Christian ideas.

These Christian ideas can be spotted in the epic which suggests that the Beowulf poet must have been influenced with Christianity.

Explanation:

Beowulf is an anonymous epic and the oldest surviving literary piece of work written in Old English.

In the epic, the narrator has induced many Christian ideas which suggests that the narrator must have been influenced by the Christian values. His induction of Christian ideas such as God's protection over Beowulf, and Beowulf's repeated gratitude towards God in the epic is evident of Christian influence over the Beowulf poet.

In lines 85-103, Hrothgar's followers and Danes prays to heathen for protection. To which the poet remarks that Danes are praying for protection to devil from the monster. The poet pities them for not knowingg the true God.

The epic is full of the Christian ideas and elements. Such as when Beowulf give thanks to God for his victories. At a time he also gave thank to God, acknowledging that he could not have been victorious, if it would not have been God's strength over him. 'If God had not helped me, the result would have been quick and fatal.'

Texts written in Old English or Anglo-Saxon period were mostly influential with Christian values and ideas. Other texts such as 'The Dream of the Rood', 'The Seafarer', etc were also influential of these ideas.