Beowulf - Paperback

by Francis Barton Gummere (Translator), Anonymous (Author)

In Beowulf warriors must back up their mead-hall boasts with instant action, monsters abound, and fights are always to the death. The Anglo-Saxon epic, composed between the 7th and 10th centuries, has long been accorded its place in literature, though its hold on our imagination has been less secure. --(Text refers to a previous edition)