What is Beowulf’s culture?

What is Beowulf’s culture? The world that Beowulf depicts and the heroic code of honor that defines much of the story is a relic of pre–Anglo-Saxon culture. The story is set in Scandinavia, before the migration. Though it is a traditional story—part of a Germanic oral tradition—the poem as we have it is thought to … Continue reading What is Beowulf’s culture?