Beowulf is a warrior who can be considered the ideal incarnation of Anglo-Saxon values for some reasons: first of all,he is said to be the mightiest man at his time and high-born but especially a fearless man.These are very important qualities,because the Anglo-Saxon civilization was mainly based on hunting and fighting.Indeed,in the extract it is said that he has ordered a boat to go to Heorot(in Northeast Denmark).So this focuses the reader's attention on another common Anglo-Saxon activity,that is sailing,and it implies that they had to know very well how Northern Europe was.In a second time,the text adds that Beowulf is dear to the other warriors,so they consider him like their leader.This is an important aspect of Anglo-Saxon culture,because the bond between the chief and his warriors was viewed as extreme and also sacred.That's why to abandon the chief was consider a terrible transgression,and the culprit had been certainly gone against several punishments.

Reading the text,a contemporary reader is able to find out the main features of Anglo-Saxon culture,that is a war-like society with a strong military organisation, based on a high sense of courage and honour and absolute fidelity to the chief.He can also notice that his society is based on different values,which vary from person to person,while the Anglo-Saxon one is based on fixed values,and all the people had to respect them.This is an unifying feature of Anglo-Saxon civilization.