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Beowulf

by Benedict Flynn
Crawford Logan
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The oldest long poem in Old English, written about 1000 A.D., Beowulf tells the story of a great warrior in Southern Scandinavia in both youth and maturity. The monster Grendel terrorises the Scyldings of Hrothgar's Danish Kingdom until Beowulf defeats him. As a result he has to face her enraged mother. Beowulf dies after a battle against a fierce dragon. The tale is powerfully performed here by Crawford Logan in a lively modern verse translation from the original West Saxon dialect by Benedict Flynn.
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Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9789629546359
  • File size: 69188 KB
  • Release date: May 15, 2007
  • Duration: 02:24:08

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  • ISBN: 9789629546359
  • File size: 69198 KB
  • Release date: May 15, 2007
  • Duration: 02:24:07
  • Number of parts: 2
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Fiction Poetry

Languages

English

The oldest long poem in Old English, written about 1000 A.D., Beowulf tells the story of a great warrior in Southern Scandinavia in both youth and maturity. The monster Grendel terrorises the Scyldings of Hrothgar's Danish Kingdom until Beowulf defeats him. As a result he has to face her enraged mother. Beowulf dies after a battle against a fierce dragon. The tale is powerfully performed here by Crawford Logan in a lively modern verse translation from the original West Saxon dialect by Benedict Flynn.
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Fiction Poetry