INTRODUCTIONThis proposal handles Anglo-Saxon customary practice as described in the medieval chivalric epic Beowulf. Practices are examined in association with Anglo-Saxon culture, religion and conventions. The ceremonies of a social order are influenced by religion since the religious beliefs of the Anglo-Saxons were quite contradictory, customs differed according to time and era, and there were often different ceremonies practiced in the same place at the same time. It studies how pagan practices are supported by archaeological or scientific confirmation and how they were influenced by the Christian author. Funeral Rituals There were many methods of burial in pagan times. In all parts of Britain distinctive burials were practiced and several different burial practices were often used at once. The custom of burial was not consistent; Bronsted says that one explanation behind this is that pagan individuals had exceptionally vague thinking about life after death, and so there was doubt about what to do with their deceased (222). An alternative hypothesis is proposed by Collingwood; he believes that the conflict of the funeral ritual is created by the impact of Britain. The British population was solid in some areas, but definitely mingling with the Anglo-Saxon conquerors in other areas. (448).Vessel Burial, cremation and burial were the best known practices in pagan Britain. Paleontologists have discovered cemeteries where these three routines are represented, in different places only one funerary technique was favored. All these ceremonies were practiced until burial, favored by the Christians, completely predominated. Burial was common in Christianity, from...... middle of paper ......es and figures of creatures. The creatures, both in their typical and real form, were surrounded by standard blessings. The customary practices described in Beowulf relate in various ways to the actions of Anglo-Saxon society in Britain, although the large number of ceremonies and agnostic traditions have been modified and diminished. by the Christian creator. Since the story takes place in Denmark, Anglo-Saxon characteristics could mix with Scandinavian characteristics. Regardless, most of the practices described in Beowulf could be supported by archaeological evidence and literary sources. The pagan customs and traditions described in Beowulf often relate to the scant evidence we have from that time. Although the pagan characteristics are not always accurate, they are adapted by the author, which is why the poem describes Anglo-Saxon religious and customary practice..