Beowulf was a geat or ostrogoth, as it were, who had a natural rivalry with the danes. Translation by michael alexander, first published on 1973 is very skillfully put together and admirable. The story tells of the norse hero, beowulf, set in a once upon a time mythic age. Beowulf must tread lightly when addressing hrothgar, but must impress the king in order to be accepted into his service to fight grendel what is an epic. Beowulfs boasts and encounters reveal him to be the strongest, ablest warrior around. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars. In his youth, he personifies all of the best values of the heroic culture. Epic poem, 3,000 lines long, written in england between ad 700 and in old english anglosaxon. Beowulf is one of the most significant influences upon tolkiens later fiction, with major details of both the hobbit and the lord of the rings being adapted from the poem. The story of heroic beowulf and his battles with the monster grendel and also with grendels mother not to mention the dragon is rather awesome. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Beowulf is the iconic work of literature in old english.
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