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How does Beowulf relate to the anglo saxons?

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  1. Beowulf was written in the fifth century around the time when Anglo-Saxons migrated to England (where the piece was produced).  Remember Anglo-Saxons pertains to people with light complexion and Germanic appearances. In 2005, Andy Orchard theorized an etymology on the basis of the common Old Norse name Þórólfr (which literally translates to "Thor Wolf"), stating in parallel that a "more likely" meaning for the name would be the "wolf" of the Germanic god Beow.

    In the actual poem, Beowulf is described to be of Swedish Wægmunding. The ancient Germanic tribe of the Suiones, sometimes called Svear in academic works, were at the roots of Swedish statehood and contemporary with the Geats and the Daner in Scandinavia. And if you know your geography well, until the addition of African slaves and invasion of Roman Empire, Germanic population were known to have lighter hair and eyes because of their climate. And Sweden is part of that Germanic area along with Finland and Norway.


  2. It's a poem written in old English, in fact I think it is the oldest known work in English.

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