"it bothers me to have to burden anyone with all the grief grendel has caused and the havoc he has wreaked upon us in heorot, our humiliations. my household-guard are on the wane, fate sweeps them away into grendel's clutches— but god can easily halt these raids and harrowing attacks! which interpretation of beowulf does the passage best support? when studying beowulf, the reader experiences the gift-giving and hospitality prominent in anglo-saxon culture. one of the interesting things about beowulf is the way it portrays the feasts and warrior tribes in anglo-saxon culture. one thing the reader should note when studying anglo-saxon culture in beowulf is the way lords and thanes interact. while reading beowulf, the reader encounters aspects of anglo-saxon culture such as christian and pagan traditions.