Anglo-Saxon customs and values ​​reflected in Beowulf Today's readers approach the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf with very different cultural preconceptions from those expressed by the author of this poem. This essay hopes to enlighten the modern reader regarding the customs and values ​​of the era of the poem's composition. Beowulf refers to Ingeld and his wife and to Heathobard's impending feud: in that hot passion his love for the weaver of peace, his wife, will cool. (2065-66)This is a rare passage, as Anglo-Saxon poetry rarely mentions romantic feelings between spouses. In fact, marital status was even considered insignificant. For example, in the case of the hero himself, the poet never mentions whether he is married or not. On the other hand, feelings between men are presented frequently and with surprising intensity. Consider Beowulf's farewell to Hrothgar and Heorot: Then the good king, of noble race, the great prince Scylding, held his best of about his neck and kissed him; his tears ran down, streaked his great beard. Wise in his age, he expected two things, but one even more strongly, that they would never again look at each other as in this courageous meeting. That man was so dear that he could not hold back those deep tears; fixed in his heart by the bonds of thought, a deep longing for the beloved man burned in his... middle of paper... ld English Days. From the above it is obvious that abundant evidence amply demonstrates that Beowulf truly reflects an Anglo-Saxon culture that is very different from anything modern readers are accustomed to. BIBLIOGRAPHY Chickering, Howell D.. Beowulf A dual language edition. New York: Anchor Books, 1977. Cramp, Rosemary. "Beowulf and archaeology." In TheBeowulf Poet, edited by Donald K. Fry. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968. Robinson, Fred C.. “Differences Between Modern and Anglo-Saxon Values.” In Readings on Beowulf, edited by Stephen P. Thompson. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1998. Collins, Roger and McClure, Judith, editors. Bede: The Ecclesiastical History of the English People; The Cronaca Maggiore; Bede's letter to Egbert. New York: Oxford University Press, 1969.