Beowulf: A Verse TranslationMichael Alexander Finest heroic poem in Old English celebrates the exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of southern Sweden. Combines myth, Christian and pagan elements, and history into a powerful narrative. Genealogies. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 8 |
BEOWULF | 26 |
The Fight at Finnsburgh | 153 |
Copyright | |
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action adventure armour Ashhere athelings barrow battle Beowulf spoke Beowulf-poet blade blood boast brave breast bright champion Christian companions courage Danes Danish dark death deeds dragon Eadgils Eanmund earls earth edge Edgetheow enemy Eofor epic evil father feast fell feud fight Finn fire Freawaru Frisians funeral gave Geatland Geats glorious glory gold Grendel Grendel's mother grief guardian hall hand Hathkin Healfdene heard Heardred heart Heathobards Heaven helmet Hengest Heorogar Heorot Herebeald Heremod hero heroic Hnæf hoard Homer honour Hrethel Hrothgar Hrothulf Hrunting human Hygd Hygelac Ingeld iron killed king kinsman land life's literary lives lord mail-shirt mankind monsters night Ohthere Old English Onela Ongentheow oral poem poet prince pyre race rings Scyldings Scylfing shield Sigemund slayer sleep sorrow speech story strength stressed struck Swedes sword syllables thane translation treasure Unferth verse warrior Wealhtheow weapon Weoxstan Wiglaf wound young