The code of the comitatus is at the heart of the Beowulf epic. ... All of the characters' moral judgments stem from the code's mandates. Thus individual actions can be seen only as either conforming to or violating the code. ... The heroic code's system of loyalties entails a very specific political and diplomatic structure. ... Because this warrior society so highly values its heroic code, it highly esteems those who conform to the code's principles. ...

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