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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem

Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem

by J. Lesslie Hall

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Translator
Hall, J. Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-1928
Credits
David Starner, Dainis Millers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Dragons -- Poetry
Category
Text
eBook-No.
16328
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16328
Release Date
July 19, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.THE STORY.
  4. 4.ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES.
  5. 5.BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TRANSLATIONS.
  6. 6.GLOSSARY OF PROPER NAMES.
  7. 7.LIST OF WORDS AND PHRASES NOT IN GENERAL USE. — BEOWULF.
  8. 8.THE LIFE AND DEATH OF SCYLD.
  9. 9.SCYLD’S SUCCESSORS.—HROTHGAR’S GREAT MEAD-HALL.
  10. 10.GRENDEL THE MURDERER.
  11. 11.BEOWULF GOES TO HROTHGAR’S ASSISTANCE.
  12. 12.THE GEATS REACH HEOROT.
  13. 13.BEOWULF INTRODUCES HIMSELF AT THE PALACE.
  14. 14.HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF.
  15. 15.HROTHGAR AND BEOWULF.— Continued .
  16. 16.UNFERTH TAUNTS BEOWULF.
  17. 17.BEOWULF SILENCES UNFERTH.—GLEE IS HIGH.
  18. 18.ALL SLEEP SAVE ONE.
  19. 19.GRENDEL AND BEOWULF.
  20. 20.GRENDEL IS VANQUISHED.
  21. 21.REJOICING OF THE DANES.
  22. 22.HROTHGAR’S GRATITUDE.
  23. 23.HROTHGAR LAVISHES GIFTS UPON HIS DELIVERER.
  24. 24.BANQUET ( continued ).—THE SCOP’S SONG OF FINN AND HNÆF.
  25. 25.THE FINN EPISODE ( continued ).—THE BANQUET CONTINUES.
  26. 26.BEOWULF RECEIVES FURTHER HONOR.
  27. 27.THE MOTHER OF GRENDEL.
  28. 28.HROTHGAR’S ACCOUNT OF THE MONSTERS.
  29. 29.BEOWULF SEEKS GRENDEL’S MOTHER.
  30. 30.BEOWULF’S FIGHT WITH GRENDEL’S MOTHER.
  31. 31.BEOWULF IS DOUBLE-CONQUEROR.
  32. 32.BEOWULF BRINGS HIS TROPHIES.—HROTHGAR’S GRATITUDE.
  33. 33.HROTHGAR MORALIZES.—REST AFTER LABOR.
  34. 34.SORROW AT PARTING.
  35. 35.THE HOMEWARD JOURNEY.—THE TWO QUEENS.
  36. 36.BEOWULF AND HIGELAC.
  37. 37.BEOWULF NARRATES HIS ADVENTURES TO HIGELAC.
  38. 38.GIFT-GIVING IS MUTUAL.
  39. 39.THE HOARD AND THE DRAGON.
  40. 40.BRAVE THOUGH AGED.—REMINISCENCES.
  41. 41.BEOWULF SEEKS THE DRAGON.—BEOWULF’S REMINISCENCES.
  42. 42.REMINISCENCES ( continued ).—BEOWULF’S LAST BATTLE.
  43. 43.WIGLAF THE TRUSTY.—BEOWULF IS DESERTED BY FRIENDS AND BY SWORD.
  44. 44.THE FATAL STRUGGLE.—BEOWULF’S LAST MOMENTS.
  45. 45.WIGLAF PLUNDERS THE DRAGON’S DEN.—BEOWULF’S DEATH.
  46. 46.THE DEAD FOES.—WIGLAF’S BITTER TAUNTS.
  47. 47.THE MESSENGER OF DEATH.
  48. 48.THE MESSENGER’S RETROSPECT.
  49. 49.WIGLAF’S SAD STORY.—THE HOARD CARRIED OFF.
  50. 50.THE BURNING OF BEOWULF.
  51. 51.ADDENDA.

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