It is so commonly accepted because of the strong evidence in the story. Then,

because of all of these parallels that can be drawn it is safe to say that a reader who

is unaware of Anglo-Saxon society cannot fully understand this epic. That is why I

plan to explain the basic principles of this society to better comprehend the epic at

There is obviously very little reference to women in this story. In class it

was discussed that it may be due to the little importance of women during the time

period. However, I have found that during the Anglo-Saxon period females were

not of little significance. They believed that in women there was an element of

holiness and prophecy. They even asked advice of their women. It is also true that

women were often arranged in marriage to keep peace. This may seem insulting

but isn't it a compliment to believe that a woman can turn anger into an armistice.

It is argued that perhaps women were mostly lef

develop a better understanding of Beowulf.

the issue in depth there is one aspect of it that had been bothering me. It is that of

supported by many works of the era while many of them centered around male

poet intend for this to be a Christian based work. While I will not be discussing

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