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“FAME COMES TO THE MEN WHO MEAN TO WIN IT.” - BEOWULF

BEOWULF NOTES Started in the oral tradition, passed down by scops (traveling minstrels) Written in the 1000s in Old English Started in the oral tradition, passed down by scops (traveling minstrels) Written in the 1000s in Old English

BEOWULF NOTES Hero – a man distinguished by nobility, strength, and courage above all others Hero – a man distinguished by nobility, strength, and courage above all others

BEOWULF NOTES EPIC - long narrative poem (usually oral) celebrating the deeds of hero or legendary figure –Begins in Medias Res (middle of the story) –Serious manner / elevated language »Ex. It uses epithets, kennings, similes –Good vs. Evil, supernatural entities –Represents national, culture or religious values EPIC - long narrative poem (usually oral) celebrating the deeds of hero or legendary figure –Begins in Medias Res (middle of the story) –Serious manner / elevated language »Ex. It uses epithets, kennings, similes –Good vs. Evil, supernatural entities –Represents national, culture or religious values Ex ’ s. Virgil ’ s Anied, Dante ’ s Divine Comedy/Inferno, Milton ’ s Paradise Lost, Tolkein ’ s Lord of the Ring

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Here are a few of the many variations of pictures featuring Beowulf and other characters from the great epic poem Beowulf.

Authentic photographs of a helmet, ship, and shield that would’ve been used during the time in which Beowulf takes place – 6 th century A.D.

Tales of the Heroic Ages: Siegfried and Beowulf by George T. Tobin in 1901 Beowulf battling Breca. Beowulf landing on Danish soil.

Beowulf in Herot The death of Beowulf

Drawings from J.R. Skelton’s 1908 Children’s book on Beowulf

John Gardner wrote a novel called Grendel, written about Beowulf from Grendel’s point of view.

Beowulf was turned into a comic book/graphic novel by Garith Hinds.

Beowulf has been made into several film versions.

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