What follows is my favourite (and public domain) version of the full text of Beowulf. A couple of friends of mine have been bitterly bemoaning having gone to see Beowulf over the weekend. This is for them. There’s no Angelina Jolie in this one, mind you, but in most other ways it’s a whole lot better in the original translation. Sorry, Mr Gaiman :(
BEOWULFTranslated by Gummere
BEOWULFPRELUDE OF THE FOUNDER OF THE DANISH HOUSE
LO, praise of the […]