Every culture has distinctions that separate it from other cultures. That it what makes them so unique. The have different religions, foods, ceremonies, rituals, and holidays. The perceive the world in different ways, and also have certain values that they treasure very much. The Anglo-Saxon culture is no different. It had all these, and it strongly hold certain values to be admired. There are many of these values in the culture, as shown by the …showed first 75 words of 328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 328 total…my armor to Higlac, return / The inheritance I had from Hrethel". This quote shows that they valued loyalty above most else, because Beowulf wants to return his armor to his king. As one can see, there are many universal and cultural values present in Beowulf and works of Anglo-Saxon literature. They have certain ideas they think should be upheld, and they express them through literature. This is similar to many other cultures around the world.