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Essay (Failure of) Comitatus in Beowulf and the Bible
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Comitatus, as well as its failure, in Beowulf and a similar principle of loyalty in the stories of Jonah, Abraham and Daniel in the Bible form good comparison. This is because the poem and the religious stories show some interesting corresponding elements. Comitatus refers to “the epic or heroic tradition of the Germanic peoples” (Markland 341) and can, then, not be found in the Bible. An equivalent principle, like loyalty, is very widespread in the Bible, though. To support this statement, ...
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