In Beowulf, the role of women is almost nonexistent, if you notice, in Beowulf the female characters that are in the story don’t talk a lot because the males dominated in the Anglo Saxon society. Women during the Anglo Saxon period usually had roles in the home such as housekeeping and bearing children- they didn’t have very much independence.
The Anglo Saxon society only had roles for women which were the peaceweaver, the hostess, and the monster. Three women in Beowulf that play some of these roles are Hildeburh the Peaceweaver- she brought peace to the land by marriage, Wealhtheow- upheld social customs and demonstrated the status of men, and Grendel’s Mother the Monster wanted the best for her son. A lot of times in Beowulf, the women’s
The Anglo Saxon society only had roles for women which were the peaceweaver, the hostess, and the monster. Three women in Beowulf that play some of these roles are Hildeburh the Peaceweaver- she brought peace to the land by marriage, Wealhtheow- upheld social customs and demonstrated the status of men, and Grendel’s Mother the Monster wanted the best for her son. A lot of times in Beowulf, the women’s