Question

Which interpretation of Beowulf does the passage best support? When studying Beowulf, the reader experiences the gift-giving and hospitality prominent in Anglo-Saxon culture. One of the interesting things about Beowulf is the way it portrays the feasts and warrior tribes in Anglo-Saxon culture. One thing the reader should note when studying Anglo-Saxon culture in Beowulf is the way lords and thanes interact. While reading Beowulf, the reader encounters aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture such as Christian and Pagan traditions.

Answer 1

Answer:

• While reading Beowulf, the reader encounters aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture such as Christian and Pagan traditions.

Explanation:

The Old English epic ballad Beowulf recounts to the tale of a youthful Geatish warrior who goes to the guide of Hrothgar, the King of the Danes, whose kingdom is being threatened by a beast named Grendel. Beowulf utilizes his epic quality and valiance to kill Grendel in Hrothgar's mead lobby, Heorot, and afterward to kill Grendel's vindictive mother in her submerged sanctuary. Beowulf's popularity spreads, and he returns home to Geatland loaded down with fortune for his lord, Hygelac.

Beowulf later turns into the lord of the Geats and standards for a tranquil fifty years. At the point when a winged serpent starts to represent a risk to Geatland, Beowulf and his hireling Wiglaf set off to crush it. Beowulf prevails with regards to killing the winged serpent yet bites the dust all the while.

Answer 2

The interpretation of Beowulf that best support is that "While reading Beowulf, the reader encounters aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture such as Christian and Pagan traditions." Beowulf is an English epic poem. It consists of 3182 alliterative lines that survived in Old English.