Beowulf - Wikipedia Beowulf ( ˈ b eɪ ə w ʊ l f ⓘ; [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 It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature
Beowulf | Summary, Poem, Characters, Monster, Analysis, Facts . . . 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
Beowulf Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes Beowulf is the oldest surviving long poem written in Old English Written between the 8th and 11th centuries by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, this poem survived in a single manuscript that was badly damaged in the 1731 Cotton Library fire
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem 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 (trans. by Francis B. Gummere) | The Poetry Foundation son of Scyld, in the Scandian lands shall an earl have honor in every clan sturdy Scyld to the shelter of God the leader beloved who long had ruled by the mast the mighty one Many a treasure fetched from far was freighted with him far o’er the flood with him floating away sole on the seas, a suckling child gave him to ocean
Beowulf | Old English Poetry Project | Rutgers University Beowulf went from there, treading the grassy earth, a warrior-prince gold-proud, exultant in treasure The sea-going ship, riding at anchor, awaited its steering master Along the way the gifts of Hrothgar were often esteemed He was a singular king, without blame in everything, until old age would seize him in the joy of his strength
Beowulf - World History Encyclopedia Beowulf is an epic poem composed in Old English consisting of 3,182 lines It is written in the alliterative verse style, which is common for Old English poetry as well as works written in languages such as Old High German, Old Saxon, and Old Norse Beowulf is considered one of the oldest surviving poems in the English language
Beowulf | The British Library Beowulf is one of the earliest surviving literary texts from the English-speaking world At 3,000 lines, it is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest in 1066