Values of the Danes and Geats

In this worksheet, students answer short constructed-response questions that connect key events from Beowulf to major Anglo-Saxon cultural values. Learners reflect on themes such as courage, fairness, loyalty (comitatus), fate (wyrd), kingship, honor, and legacy. Each question requires students to analyze the epic and explain how specific moments reveal the beliefs of the Danes and Geats. This activity deepens comprehension of the poem while strengthening skills in citing textual evidence and interpreting cultural significance within literature.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Literature: Theme and Cultural Context

English Language Arts – Textual Evidence and Explanation

English Language Arts – Constructed Response Writing

Social Studies – Early Medieval European Culture and Values

This worksheet is part of our Beowulf worksheets collection.