The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose
Beowulf is the longest poem to survive in Old English, the story of a hero from southern Sweden who crosses the sea to rid the Danish king Hrothgar of the monster Grendel, kills Grendel's mother in her lair beneath the mere, and, as an old king fifty years later, dies destroying a dragon that threatens his own people. Ernest J. B. Kirtlan's version, first published in 1913, retells the poem in modern English prose, with an introduction on its origins and manuscript, notes, and an appendix of the historical and legendary records behind it. It is a readable entry into a world of mead halls, oaths, and the fame that outlives death. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Is The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose in the public domain?
Yes. The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose by Anonymous is a public-domain work, here in the translation by Ernest J. B. Kirtlan. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
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What kind of book is The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose?
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