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Beowulf: A Major Object In Anglo-Saxon Culture

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The mead hall where Beowulf was sleeping when the monster attached was a major object in Anglo-Saxon culture, these halls held many uses, and were the major meeting places in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The mead hall was often referred to as the feasting hall, the halls use was of course eating, sleeping, and as a meeting hall. This gave a tight quarters for safety and security reasons, like for instant when the monster attacked the hall where Beowulf happened to be sleeping with his colleagues, this gave Beowulf and his colleagues an advantage. By sleeping in close quarters they were all able to be at ready for battle, and ready to defend each other, which is exactly what happened when the monster began feasting on the sleeping men around him.

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