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Him þæs liffrea, wuldres wealdend, woroldare forgeaf; Beowulf wæs breme blæd wide sprang, Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in. Swa sceal geong guma gode gewyrcean, fromum feohgiftum on fæder bearme, þæt hine on ylde eft gewunigen. wilgesiþas, þonne wig cume, leode gelæsten; lofdædum sceal.
23 de may. de 2017 · Perhaps the oldest surviving long poem in Old English, Beowulf is commonly seen as one of the most important works of Old English Literature. While the date of the poem’s composition is still debated, the only certainty is that the physical manuscript was produced some time between 975 and 1025 AD.
Townend, Language and History, 133–8, esp. 135. 179 The Homilies of Wulfstan, ed. Bethurum, 223 (XII) and 336–8 (note). 180 Kiernan, Beowulf and the Beowulf Manuscript, 21–63, at 23; see also his ‘The EleventhCentury Origin of Beowulf and the Beowulf Manuscript’, 10. 181 Frank, ‘Skaldic Verse and the Date of Beowulf ’, 124.
Beowulf - Epic Poem, Old English, Hero: Beowulf belongs metrically, stylistically, and thematically to a heroic tradition grounded in Germanic religion and mythology. It is also part of the broader tradition of heroic poetry. Many incidents, such as the tearing-off of the monster’s arm and the hero’s descent into the mere, are familiar motifs from folklore.
Hace 3 días · Grendel, fictional character, a monstrous creature defeated by Beowulf in the Old English poem Beowulf (composed between 700 and 750 ce ). Descended from the biblical Cain, Grendel is an outcast, doomed to wander the face of the earth. He revenges himself upon humans by terrorizing and occasionally devouring the warriors of the Danish king ...
Beowulf, an epic poem of unknown authorship, was likely composed between the 8th and 11th centuries.It stands as a cornerstone of Anglo-Saxon literature, embodying the heroic spirit of the time. Set in Scandinavia, the narrative follows Beowulf, a Geatish warrior, as he arrives in Denmark to assist King Hrothgar in defeating the monstrous Grendel, who terrorizes the Danes.
Historical Background The manuscript containing the story of Beowulf was discovered in England in the l600s. It is written in Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxon invaders who settled in England between A . D . 450 and 600.There is some debate about when Beowulf was written and who wrote it. . Although the manuscript dates from around 1000, the poem was composed much earlier, sometime ...
