"30 action-packed scenes from the earliest epic poem in English"--Page 4 of cover.
The classic story of Beowulf, hero and dragon-slayer, appears here in a new translation accompanied by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names.
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The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication.
But who will guard the great hall he has built, where so many men have lost their lives to the monster while keeping watch? Only one man dares to stand up to Grendel's fury --Beowulf.
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
Thus was the wyrm's war widely seen The cruel hostile malice from near and from far How the destroyer hated and injured ... to the hoard the secret lord-hall before the new day The flame embraced the land-dwellers with fire and burning; ...
With great stealth he had slipped by the coiled dragon . So may a man , if death has not marked him , and he's faithful to God , pass unscathed through flood and fire . The hoard's protector combed the surroundings , sought the man 2280 ...
Presents a translation of the Anglo-Saxon poem recounting the story of Beowulf's battle with the monster, Grendel.
He provides a powerful tool for studying this major text of the 'Northern Renaissance'.
After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland (Götaland in modern Sweden) and later becomes king of the Geats.
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After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland and later becomes king of the Geats.
BEOWULF AN ANGLO-SAXON EPIC POEM TRANSLATED BY JOHN LESSLIE HALL
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either...
After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland and later becomes king of the Geats.
Beowulf is the earliest surviving poem in Old English. Although the authorship is anonymous it is believed to have been written before the 10th century AD. The only extant European manuscript of the Beowulf text is placed at around 1010.
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland and later becomes king of the Geats.
A best-selling translation of the classic epic is complemented by lavish photographs and illustrations of period relics, from Viking warships and chain mail suits to spearheads and a reconstruction of the Great Hall.