Beowulf Question?

Question

The hero of an epic poem embodies the values and ideals of conduct that are most valued by the culture from which the poem comes. From your reading of Beowulf, what values or ideals of conduct of the Anglo-Saxon culture does Beowulf embody?

Answer 1

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Abstract: Most scholars of Anglo-Saxon heroic story think of that literature as embodying conventional virtues (generosity, bravery, boasting), obligations (to kin and lord) and conflicts of loyalty. This overview of a contrary view stresses the political nature of those stories -- whether in prose or poetry -- and argues, essentially, for the reformation of traditional codes and obligations. That reformation has the strengthening of lordship and, ultimately, of kingship in mind. The reshaping of traditional codes begins in the literary record during the period of Alfred's father and grandfather, early to mid-eighth century, and continues down to the end of the eleventh century.

Answer 2

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