The Hymn of Beowulf and CaedmonIn Beowulf, the Christian element, which coexists alongside the pagan or pagan, may come in part from the works of Caedmon. The Christian element in Beowulf must have been included by the original poet or by the minstrels who later recited it because it is deeply embedded in the text. The extent to which the Christian element is present varies in different parts of the poem. While the poet's reflections and the characters' statements are mostly Christian, the customs and ceremonies, on the other hand, are almost entirely pagan/pagan. This fact seems to indicate a pagan work which underwent revision by Christian minstrels. Beowulf's Christianity is of a vague type. The minstrels who introduced the Christian element probably had only a vague knowledge of the faith and, what's more, they were under pressure from the public to tell them interesting old pagan stories. At the beginning of the poem there is the account of the pagan burial rites of Scyld Scefing, and at the end of the poem we see the pagan burial rites of Beowulf himself, including cremation, the laying down of treasures and armor, etc. the corpse in the mound overlooking the sea. The inclusion of such pagan rites allows the poet to "communicate his Christian vision of pagan heroic life" (Bloom 2). The minstrels' catechesis seems mediocre because their allusions to the Church and the Bible are quite indistinct, vague, indefinite. Throughout the poem there is perhaps a half-hearted paraphrase of a biblical passage, lines 1743 et seq.: This sleep is too healthy, bound up with cares; the killer near the middle of paper......ersity from Notre Dame Press, 1963.Bloom, Harold. "Introduction." In Modern Critical Interpretations: Beowulf, edited by Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. Chickering, Howell D. Beowulf A bilingual edition. New York: Anchor Books, 1977. Collins, Roger and McClure, Judith, editors. Bede: The Ecclesiastical History of the English People; The Great Chronicle; Letter from Bede to Egbert. New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. Frank, Roberta. “The Poet Beowulf’s Meaning of History.” In Beowulf – Modern Critical Interpretations, edited by Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. The Holy Bible, edited by Dom Bernard Orchard. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1966. Ward & Trent, et al. The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. New York: Sons of GP Putnam, 1907-1921; New York: Bartleby.com, 2000