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Beowulf ( ˈbeɪəwʊlf ⓘ; [1] Old English: Bēowulf [ˈbeːowuɫf]) is an Old English poem, an epic in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines, contained in the Nowell Codex It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature
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What is Beowulf? Beowulf is a heroic poem, considered the highest achievement of Old English literature and the earliest European vernacular epic It deals with events of the early 6th century CE and is believed to have been composed between 700 and 750
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The epic poem follows Beowulf, a hero who comes to aid Hrothgar, King of the Danes, in his fight against the vicious monster Grendel Before the tale is over, Beowulf fights and defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, becomes king of the Geats, and vanquishes a dragon
- Beowulf: Full Poem Summary | SparkNotes
The Danes suffer many years of fear, danger, and death at the hands of Grendel Eventually, however, a young Geatish warrior named Beowulf hears of Hrothgar’s plight Inspired by the challenge, Beowulf sails to Denmark with a small company of men, determined to defeat Grendel
- Beowulf (trans. by Francis B. Gummere) | The Poetry Foundation
Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and long he ruled in fame with all folk, since his father had gone away from the world, till awoke an heir,
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Over sea, a day’s voyage off, Beowulf, of the Geats, nephew of Higelac, king of the Geats, hears of Grendel’s doings and of Hrothgar’s misery He resolves to crush the fell monster and relieve the aged king
- Beowulf | Old English Poetry Project | Rutgers University
Sometimes a thane of the king, a man speech-adorned, mindful of very many verses, of the ancient ways, and remembering a vast number, devised one word with another, bound together truly—the poet soon began to recite with cunning craft the quest of Beowulf and to relate mellifluously a skillful tale,
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