Anglo-Saxon customs and values ​​reflected in BeowulfToday's readers approach the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf with cultural preconceptions very different from those expressed by the author of this book. poem. This essay hopes to enlighten the modern reader about the customs and values ​​of the time of the poem's composition. Beowulf refers to Ingeld and his wife and the coming quarrel between Heathobard: in this burning passion his love for the peaceweaver, his wife, will cool. (2065-66) This is a rare passage, because Anglo-Saxon poetry rarely evokes romantic feelings between spouses. In fact, marital status was even considered insignificant. For example, with the hero himself, the poet never mentions whether he is married or not. In contrast, 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, great prince Scylding, held this better than about his neck and kissed him; his tears flowed, streaking his long beard. Wise at his age, he hoped for two things, but one all the stronger, that they would never again look at each other as during this courageous meeting. This man was so dear that he could not hold back his deep tears; fixed in his heart by the bonds of thought, a deep desire for the beloved man burned in the middle of his...... middle of paper ......ld The English era. From the above, it is evident that there is ample evidence to amply demonstrate that Beowulf truly reflects an Anglo-Saxon culture that is so different from anything modern readers are accustomed to. BIBLIOGRAPHY Chickering, Howell D.. Beowulf A bilingual 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 Great Chronicle; Letter from Bede to Egbert. New York: Oxford University Press, 1969.