Beowulf (Hall translation)
The most famous piece of Old English literature, Beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least 1000 years ago and tells how the eponymous hero who is a great warrior defeats the monster Grendel and his mother. He later goes on to rule the Geats before dying killing another foe, a dragon. This metered translation was made by John Lesslie Hall - Summary by clarinetcarrot
Genre(s): Epics
Language: English
Keyword(s): Monster (12), Anglo-saxon (10), Denmark (7), beowulf (5), dragon (5), pagan (4), sword (4), Grendel (3)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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| Play 00 | Preface | clarinetcarrot |
00:11:43 |
| Play 01 | Chapters I - III | clarinetcarrot |
00:11:01 |
| Play 02 | Chapters IV - VI | clarinetcarrot |
00:11:09 |
| Play 03 | Chapters VII - IX | clarinetcarrot |
00:11:40 |
| Play 04 | Chapters X - XII | clarinetcarrot |
00:14:33 |
| Play 05 | Chapters XIII - XV | clarinetcarrot |
00:12:14 |
| Play 06 | Chapters XVI - XVIII | clarinetcarrot |
00:12:06 |
| Play 07 | Chapters XIX - XXI | clarinetcarrot |
00:11:25 |
| Play 08 | Chapters XXII - XXIV | clarinetcarrot |
00:15:36 |
| Play 09 | Chapters XXV - XXVII | clarinetcarrot |
00:14:34 |
| Play 10 | Chapters XXVIII - XXX | clarinetcarrot |
00:14:53 |
| Play 11 | Chapters XXXI - XXXIII | clarinetcarrot |
00:14:31 |
| Play 12 | Chapters XXXIV - XXXVI | clarinetcarrot |
00:18:21 |
| Play 13 | Chapters XXXVII - XXXIX | clarinetcarrot |
00:11:53 |
| Play 14 | Chapters XL - XLIII | clarinetcarrot |
00:17:36 |