Predict: Knowing the characteristics of an epic poem, how can the epic poem, Beowulf, demonstrate the characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon culture you learned about in the OHS and in class today?
The Anglo-Saxons were a cruel people who had no real language skills, and therefore, the poem wasn't written down.
The Anglo-Saxons valued loyalty, strength, and bravery in their heroes; epic poems are long works of poetry, sometimes passed down by word of mouth, that usually depict the story of a great hero who is loyal to his people.
Epic poems have nothing to do with Anglo-Saxon culture.
Beowulf is an epic poem about a hero from somewhere near Denmark.