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Beowulf

72 Ratings

4.1

Duration
2H 24min
Language
English
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Lyric & Poetry

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 translation from the original West Saxon dialect. A new verse translation by Benedict Flynn.

© 2014 Naxos Audiobooks (Audiobook): 9789629546359

Release date

Audiobook: May 1, 2014

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