The most desirable traits were: loyalty, strength, courage, wisdom, and fame. Beowulf himself was arguably the most admirable character by the standards of the time. In addition to Beowulf, Wiglaf, who appeared in the final episode, was an incredibly honorable warrior. During Beowulf's battle against Grendel's mother, there was a conflict between the Geats and the Danes: “The Danes surrendered, left the lake and returned home, Hrothgar with them. The Geats remained, sitting sadly, watching” (Beowulf 574-576). In this part of the story, Beowulf's warriors remained for their prince, and although they did not believe he had survived, they still waited for him. The Danes, however, left as soon as they thought Beowulf was dead. The writer depicted the Geats as very loyal men, which reflected positively on Beowulf, while he depicted the Danes and Hrothgar as disloyal men. The Anglo-Saxons would certainly have preferred the Geats after this particular development. Another characteristic Beowulf represented was strength. The first mention of Beowulf was: "Follower and strongest of the Geats - greater and stronger than anyone in this world" (Beowulf 110-111), for the Anglo-Saxons the idea that one was the strongest among all was that that every warrior strove to achieve this goal, because he believed that strength was representative of character. In