Three examples of syncretism are mentioned as Cain's clan that the Creator outlawed as outcasts for the killing of Abel (Seamus Heaney, 2000, lines 105-110), Beowulf is declared a lord that kills demons and dragons and is looked upon many civilians (Seamus Heaney, 2000, lines 2664-2668), and the time of Beowulf’s death.
Beowulf slays Grendel, later fights and kills his mother, then later on goes to his homeland to slay a dragon, which ends his life. Syncretism: the combining of/ unity of (or attempt) different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.
