Beowulf Essay

compare and contrast the Anglo-Saxon culture and the heroic code to “The Battle of Maldon”, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, and Germania.

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Cultures have a set of beliefs, customs, and myths which are acquired over an extended period. In the Anglo-Saxon culture, religion, values, and heroes were important as reflected in the Beowulf. They believed that a hero should be boastful, a keeper of promises and brave like the Beowulf. They used spears in their battles.

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