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Who is Odin in Beowulf?

Updated: 3/22/2024
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8y ago

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Odin does not appear in Beowulf, nor does his alter ego Grim. There are no references to one-eyed strangers either. It should be remembered that Odin would have been known as Woden to the Anglo-Saxons before their conversion to Christianity. Odin was a Norse god.

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1mo ago

Odin is not a character in the poem Beowulf. Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that focuses on the hero Beowulf and his battles with various monsters and dragons. The poem is set in a world influenced by Germanic mythology, which includes figures like the god Woden (Odin in Norse mythology), but Odin himself does not appear in the poem.

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12y ago

Wyrd isn't a person, but a belief or theme prevalent in Beowulf. Wyrd is fate, and many of the warriors in Beowulf believed in it.

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11y ago

In my R.M. Liuzza's translation, wyrd -as far as I know- appears by lines: 455, 573, 2526.

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