Values in Anglo-Saxon Societies in Beowulf
Introduction
Anglo-Saxons are believed to have descended from Germanic tribes that invaded Britain and overran the Roman Empire between 5th and 6th century. Since settling in Britain, these Germanic tribes pushed the Celts, Britain’s native inhabitants, into the north and became the dominant occupant of the region. The Anglo-Saxons are war mongering people. As observed, “Fighting was a way of life, and not to avenge the death of a family member was a social disgrace, so endlessly intricate blood-feuds generated perpetual excuses for going to war”. During the 6th century A.D., these pagan Germanic tribes were gradually converted
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