... respect amongst their peers while also benefiting their society as a whole. Beowulf, a pagan epic from the Germanic period, relates closely with the values honored by warriors of that time. The poem Beowulf, both a piece of literature and an historical artifact, documents the values of early Germanic culture: the values of ... death of Aeschere, Beowulf prepares for his battle with Grendel's mother: Beowulf got ready, donned his war-gear, indifferent to death; his mighty, hand-forged, fine-webbed mail would soon meet with the menace underwater. It would keep the bone-cage of his body saf...

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