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BEOWULF

BEOWULF WHAT KIND OF POEM IS IT? Beowulf is perhaps the finest example of Anglo-Saxon EPIC POETRY EPIC POEM: Long, narrative poem THEMES: Heroic deeds, religious themes, outstanding individuals

BEOWULF HOW DID IT COME TO US? Only one manuscript copy survives! Cotton Vitellius Manuscript

WHEN WAS BEOWULF COMPOSED? DATES WHEN WAS BEOWULF COMPOSED? Nobody knows for certain, but many believe it was first composed in the early 8th century. WHEN WAS IT WRITTEN? In the 10th century, by a Christian monk, after a period of oral transmission.

Beowulf narrates events which take place in the 6th century AD SETTING TIME Beowulf narrates events which take place in the 6th century AD

BEOWULF PLACE Realistic geographical setting Accurate description of Danish society, uses and artifacts LEGEND and HISTORY are mingled!

BEOWULF IN WHAT LANGUAGE WAS BEOWULF WRITTEN? The poem was written in the Wessex dialect WHY??? Strong cultural ties between Anglo-Saxon England and Scandinavia Overlapping cultural traditions

BEOWULF HOW LONG IS THE POEM? About 3200 lines HALF –LINES ALLITTERATION

BEOWULF PLOT - I Beowulf is a noble warrior from Geatland, Southern Sweden, and a loyal servant of his king Hygelac. He receives the news of the misfortunes of the Danes, attacked by an evil monster called Grendel. He then decides to help Hrothgar, King of the Danes, and free Heorot, his mead-hall, from the threat of the monster. He confronts Grendel and mortally wounds him in an unarmed fight. Later, Grendel’s mother kills one of Hrothgar’s best fighters to avenge her son’s death. Beowulf then tracks her down to her hiding place, a cave beneath a magical lake, and kills her with an enchanted sword.

BEOWULF PLOT - II The second part of the poem is set fifty years after the events in Denmark. A now aged Beowulf has become the King of the Geats and has to face a final challenge – a deadly fight with a fire-breathing dragon. Initially, the dragon has the upper hand in the fight, but Beowulf is aided by his faithful kinsman Wyglaf, who wounds the dragon and lets the dying King kill the monster. The poem ends with Beowulf’s funeral and a lament for his death.

BEOWULF THE MEAD-HALL

BEOWULF THE MEAD-HALL

BEOWULF THE MEAD-HALL

BEOWULF THE MEAD-HALL

BEOWULF THE MEAD-HALL So [Hrothgar’s] mind turned To hall-building: he handed down orders For men to work on a great mead-hall Meant to be a wonder of the world forever.

BEOWULF THE MEAD-HALL And soon it stood there, Finished and ready, in full view, The hall of halls. Heorot was the name He had settled on it […]

BEOWULF GRENDEL So times were pleasant for the people there Until finally one, a fiend out of Hell, Began to work his evil in the world. Grendel was the name of this grim demon Haunting the marches, marauding round the heath And the desolate fens […]

BEOWULF GRENDEL […]Suddenly then The God-cursed brute was creating havoc: Greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men From their resting places and rushed to his lair, Flushed up and inflamed from the raid, Blundering back with the butchered corpses.

BEOWULF BEOWULF AND HIS COMPANIONS SET SAIL FOR DENMARK