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The narrative follows Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who battles the monster Grendel and later confronts Grendel's mother to save the Danes. His journey continues as he becomes king and faces a dragon fifty years later. The poem intricately weaves Norse traditions, kinship obligations, and the tension between paganism and emerging Christianity, prompting scholarly debates on its religious perspective. This edition features a preface and annotations by translator J. Lesslie Hall, enhancing its status as a cornerstone of Anglo-Saxon literature.
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- Title
- Beowulf
- Language
- English
- Authors
- anonym
- Publisher
- Digireads.com
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 138
- ISBN13
- 9781420974669
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Hobby
- Rating
- 5 out of 5
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- The narrative follows Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who battles the monster Grendel and later confronts Grendel's mother to save the Danes. His journey continues as he becomes king and faces a dragon fifty years later. The poem intricately weaves Norse traditions, kinship obligations, and the tension between paganism and emerging Christianity, prompting scholarly debates on its religious perspective. This edition features a preface and annotations by translator J. Lesslie Hall, enhancing its status as a cornerstone of Anglo-Saxon literature.