Women’s Role in Beowulf Beowulf is the epic poem in the Old English Literature and it gives some information about Anglo-Saxon society. According to qualities of heroic poem, there are many beliefs that women has not play important role in the men-centered poem. Apparently, it might seem not to include any information about role of women but women play major role in the society and epic poem draws a picture of women’s effect and it gives some clues about role of women in the Anglo-Saxon society. “Even if, they are not as dominant as kings and heroes of the Anglo-Saxon society, their roles are also important in holding the society together. When men fight against enemies, women’s duty to keep the household intact and act as ‘peace-weaver’ or ‘healers.” Women in the Anglo-Saxon society are expected to fit certain roles that give them honor in the community. “These roles are ‘cup-bearer’ and ‘peace-weaver’ and these roles are combining with the honor of the society and bands of friendship between communities. For example a woman who married a son or brother from another tribe to keep peace between two tribes because it is believed that, through birth, a woman wove peace by mixing her blood with the blood of another tribe.” In addition to this, in Anglo-Saxon times women had the right to have the land, house or leave with their children. They took responsibility of their households. Women’s responsibilities were to raise their children, manage their houses, educate