Depending on your rank in society told you how you would have to live. If the parents were poor, those children were more than likely to be in the same situation as them. If you were middle class, you’d take over the family business. However, you did have a little more freedom in how you wanted to go about your life because the importance of where you came from didn’t matter. On the contrary, being of high wealth and of great descendants, the choice wasn’t in your favor. If you were the son of a great king, you had to take the throne next. Young girls of great descendants had to be married into another royal family. In Beowulf, it is seen how the kings became kings from their parents. For example Heardred, the king of the Geats, became king after the passing of his father, Hygd. Then Wealhtheow was married to Hrothgar to become the peaceweaver, she didn 't have much of a choice but due to the Anglo Saxon culture, this had to be
Depending on your rank in society told you how you would have to live. If the parents were poor, those children were more than likely to be in the same situation as them. If you were middle class, you’d take over the family business. However, you did have a little more freedom in how you wanted to go about your life because the importance of where you came from didn’t matter. On the contrary, being of high wealth and of great descendants, the choice wasn’t in your favor. If you were the son of a great king, you had to take the throne next. Young girls of great descendants had to be married into another royal family. In Beowulf, it is seen how the kings became kings from their parents. For example Heardred, the king of the Geats, became king after the passing of his father, Hygd. Then Wealhtheow was married to Hrothgar to become the peaceweaver, she didn 't have much of a choice but due to the Anglo Saxon culture, this had to be