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Book Synopsis Basilisks and Beowulf by : Tim Flight
Download or read book Basilisks and Beowulf written by Tim Flight and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview—now in paperback. This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of which did not exist? Drawing on literature and art, theology, and a wealth of firsthand evidence, Basilisks and Beowulf reveals a people huddled at the edge of the known map, using the fantastic and the grotesque as a way of understanding the world around them and their place within it. For the Anglo-Saxons, monsters helped to distinguish the sacred and the profane; they carried God’s message to mankind, exposing His divine hand in creation itself. At the same time, monsters were agents of disorder, seeking to kill people, conquer their lands, and even challenge what it meant to be human. Learning about where monsters lived and how they behaved allowed the Anglo-Saxons to situate themselves in the world, as well as to apprehend something of the divine plan. It is for these reasons that monsters were at the very center of their worldview. From map monsters to demons, dragons to Leviathan, we neglect these beasts at our peril.
Book Synopsis Beowulf, the Hero of the Anglo-Saxons by : Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin
Download or read book Beowulf, the Hero of the Anglo-Saxons written by Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beowulf written by Paul D. Storrie and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beowulf is a brave and mighty warrior, known to have the strength of thirty men. At home in Geatland, Beowulf hears about the terrible troubles of his father's friend, Hrothgar, the king of the Danes. Hrothgar's land is plagued by Grendel, a vicious monster who attacks the Danes by night. Beowulf sets sail to aid Hrothgar and the Danes. But is Beowulf strong enough to slay the monstrous Grendel? And even if he succeeds, what other dangers lie ahead for the warrior-hero?
Download or read book Beowulf written by Nicky Raven and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern, illustrated retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
Book Synopsis Beowulf - Literary Touchstone Edition by : M. A. Roberts
Download or read book Beowulf - Literary Touchstone Edition written by M. A. Roberts and published by Prestwick House Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enthralling new prose edition of Beowulf combines the clearest, best elements of two different classic translations, so readers will get both a feel for the language and an appreciation of the action of the story.
Book Synopsis The Story of Beowulf by : Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Download or read book The Story of Beowulf written by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marshall masterfully retells the earliest poem in the Anglo-Saxon language in simple prose, creating a rousing adventure about a monster-slaying hero that is suitable for readers ages 8 and older.
Book Synopsis Beowulf the Warrior by : Ian Serraillier
Download or read book Beowulf the Warrior written by Ian Serraillier and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Twilight of the Godlings by : Francis Young
Download or read book Twilight of the Godlings written by Francis Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold and field-defining exploration of the cultural and religious origins of Britain's small gods, fairies and other supernatural beings.
Book Synopsis King Arthur and the Battle for Britannia by : Tony Sullivan
Download or read book King Arthur and the Battle for Britannia written by Tony Sullivan and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Arthur and the Battle for Britannia is the last in a series of three books. The first, King Arthur: Man or Myth, weighed the evidence for and against a historical figure. The second, The Battles of King Arthur, looked in detail at the famous battle list from the Historia Brittonum. Having looked at the questions of whether and where, this final book takes on the different question of who was Arthur? The book is intended to save readers time and money wading through the scores of competing theories. It explains the problems with many of these theories to date, their failure to gain widespread support and why many historians remain sceptical about the existence of a historical Arthur. There is however a reasonable consistency in medieval genealogies and a good reason why Arthur does not appear in any of the list of kings of early kingdoms. Instead he is placed in the context of a fragmenting post-Roman provincial structure, alongside the emergence of petty kingdoms with new cultural identities. A heroic Brythonic culture in the west and north and a Germanic culture in the east and south. The book looks at the evolution of the legend comparing the chivalric French Romances with the Arthur of the darker Welsh tradition. A mythical figure may have emerged from the mead halls and war band culture of the sixth century. However the book describes how a historical figure may have been mythologised and who such a warrior may have been.
Book Synopsis Beowulf, the Hero of the Anglo-Saxons by : Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin
Download or read book Beowulf, the Hero of the Anglo-Saxons written by Zénaïde Alexeïevna Ragozin and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively retelling of the epic poem Beowulf, which tells the story of a young warrior who battles a series of fearsome monsters to save his people from harm. Ragozin's version captures the spirit of the original while making it accessible to modern readers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Beowulf the Warrior by : Ian Serraillier
Download or read book Beowulf the Warrior written by Ian Serraillier and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated free verse abridged translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
Download or read book Beowulf written by Michael Morpurgo and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2006 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Edgetheow, to save the people of Heorot hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
Download or read book Beowulf written by Charles Keeping and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel.
Book Synopsis Beowulf, a Hero's Tale Retold by : James Rumford
Download or read book Beowulf, a Hero's Tale Retold written by James Rumford and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simplified and illustrated retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon that threatened the kingdom.
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Download or read book Beowulf, the Hero of the Anglo-Saxons written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children by : H. E. Marshall
Download or read book Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children written by H. E. Marshall and published by Yesterdays Classics. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-Saxon saga retold in excellent English prose, with the heroic qualities emphasized. Relates how Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons, journeys to Daneland, and how he overcomes Grendel, the ogre, and his mother, the water witch, then returns to his own land to serve as king. After 50 years of peace, the fire dragon makes war on the Goth folk and Beowulf goes forth in combat against it, vanquishing his foe but in the end losing his life in ridding his people of its frightful enemy. An outstanding introduction to this tale for children ages 8 and up.
Book Synopsis Stories of Beowulf by : Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Download or read book Stories of Beowulf written by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
