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An illustration of Grendel's mother by J.R. Skelton from Stories of Beowulf (1908) described as a "water-witch" trying to stab Beowulf
An illustration of Grendel's mother by J.R. Skelton from Stories of Beowulf (1908) described as a "water-witch" trying to stab Beowulf
The first page of the Beowulf manuscript
The first page of the Beowulf manuscript
A sculpture of a valkyrie on a horse by Stephan Sinding, 1908
A sculpture of a valkyrie on a horse by Stephan Sinding, 1908
The Gefion Fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark by Anders Bundgård, 1908
The Gefion Fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark by Anders Bundgård, 1908
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First page of Beowulf in Cotton Vitellius A. xv. Beginning: HWÆT. WE GARDE / na in geardagum, þeodcyninga / þrym gefrunon... (Translation: What! [=Lis
First page of Beowulf in Cotton Vitellius A. xv. Beginning: HWÆT. WE GARDE / na in geardagum, þeodcyninga / þrym gefrunon... (Translation: What! [=Listen!] We of Spear-Da/nes, in days gone by, of kings / the glory have heard...)
Remounted page, British Library Cotton Vitellius A.XV
Remounted page, British Library Cotton Vitellius A.XV
The traditional view is that Beowulf was composed for performance, chanted by a scop (left) to string accompaniment, but modern scholars have suggeste
The traditional view is that Beowulf was composed for performance, chanted by a scop (left) to string accompaniment, but modern scholars have suggested its origin as a piece of written literature borrowed from oral traditions. Illustration by J. R. Skelton, c. 1910