A the time of the Beowulf saga most believed that fate or the will of God ruled men's lives. Beeowulf jimself knew that death would come when it should he could neither hurry it or prevent it and this formed part of his way fof life. This attitude produces many victories in Beowulf. He attributes the successful outcomes of his many fights and struggles to the reasons of God and fate. As stated in line 455 "Fate goes ever as fate must." and lines 2858 to 2859 "What God judged right would rule what happened to every man, as it does to this day."
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