44+ Beowulf Poem Original Background

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44+ Beowulf Poem Original Background. Francis barton gummere translates this beautiful poem. Beowulf, beowulf (original lang.) 750.

Beowulf The British Library
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An edition of the tale in the original old english with an extensive glossary. Original text with literal translation in brackets: In the original beowulf, alliteration is used in almost every line.

I read this ages ago, when i was in high school, long before i could appreciate.

Beowulf poem analysis, heroism of beowulf making the poem an epic. The modern english translation is also provided. The first transcription of the beowulf poem was made by icelandic scholar grimur jonsson thorkelin in 1818. Beowulf was the original nordic monster slayer.