The Vengeance of Beowulf The connection to the appreciation of courage and the pursuit of fame, wealth, and glory must do with Anglo-Saxon culture, pressure to leave a long-lasting legacy, and how their riches related to their fame. Anglo-Saxon culture set a baseline for Beowulf having great courage even when the odds were stacked against him. Anglo-Saxon culture admired men above all things especially women. Most civilizations had strong Heroic ideals, not to mention a fierce personal valor. Anglo-Saxon shared a common language, this language was known as old English. Every tribe in Anglo-Saxon culture was very loyal to their leader or chief, if they were not loyal or did not protect him at all costs then they were exiled from the tribe. As seen on the (Beowulf Guided Notes) “For those who were loyal to their leader, they were rewarded with gifts that varied from gold, swords and …show more content…
The main parts in this poem where revenge is a key factor normally happened in the dining hall or Herot castle. The first fight where revenge took a huge part in it was where Beowulf first fought Grendel. Beowulf was avenging all the men and women Grendel killed when he first attacked Herot Hall. After Grendel was killed his mother snuck into the hall seeking revenge on those that helped Beowulf kill her son, she also took the trophy Beowulf took from Grendel which was in fact his arm. Also before Beowulf goes into battle with Grendel’s mother he says this “It is always better to avenge dear ones than to indulge in the morning. For every one of us, living in this world means waiting for our end. Let whoever can win glory before death. When a warrior is gone, that will be his best and only bulwark.” (Heaney 1384-89) This quote from the poem also helps to prove that these warriors lived to be glorified in battle and therefor leave a long-lasting legacy to tell their story, just like