Beowulf During the Anglo-Saxon times, fate, free-will, Christianity, and paganism all existed together. This is proved in the epic, Beowulf. Throughout the epic, there is mention of God, the Almighty Father, and the Holy Lord. This is proof that Christianity existed in the medieval times. Back then, it was a very strong belief, and the author of Beowulf showed that through his epic. He used different ways to express something in a way to include God somehow. Such as this passage, "Light came from the east, God’s bright beacon…" A very descriptive and unique way of describing, that the sun rose from the east. Not only does it give the text a little more elegance, it makes it sound a lot better,