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Hace 5 días · Beowulf is an anonymous Old English poem about a hero from Geatland (in modern Sweden) who travels to Denmark where he kills man-eating monsters, and who, in later life, back home in Sweden, confronts and kills a fire-breathing dragon, but dies in the effort.
A subreddit for the Old English language, the earliest attested stage of English, which was spoken in England from the 5th through the 11th centuries. Old English is not the English of Shakespeare, nor the English of Chaucer; we're talking about the language of Beowulf, spoken by the Angles, Saxons and Jutes over 1,200 years ago.
Hace 5 días · Discover 20 intriguing facts about Beowulf, the legendary hero of Old English literature, in this comprehensive and engaging article. Uncover the fascinating details of this timeless epic tale.
Hace 5 días · Seamus Heaney, one of the major poets of the twentieth century, died in Dublin on Friday at the age of 74. Known in his native Ireland as “Famous Seamus,” Heaney was that rare writer who...
Hace 3 días · 20 See D. Ogden, Drakōn: Dragon Myth and Serpent Cult in the Greek and Roman Worlds (Oxford 2013); idem, Dragons, Serpents, and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds: A Sourcebook (Oxford 2013); P. Senter, U Mattox and E. E. Haddad, ‘Snake to Monster: Conrad Gessner’s Schlangenbuch and the Evolution of the Eragon in the Literature of Natural History’, Journal of Folklore ...
Hace 4 días · Recently, while angling for Libertarian votes at the nominating convention, he promised to pardon Ross Ulbricht, a Libertarian hero who was sentenced to a life in prison for operating an online marketplace where illegal drugs were bought and sold.
Hace 4 días · Beowulf Trivia Quiz. Here are ten questions about the (2007) remake. Keep in mind, these are about the movie, not the actual song of Beowulf. A multiple-choice quiz by debiler_ . Estimated time: 4 mins. Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners ( 10/10 ), Guest 186 ( 9/10 ), Guest 108 ( 6/10 ).
