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Beowulf: Daniela Anne Arnaiz

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature. The poem relates the story of Beowulf, a Geatish hero who battles Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon. The date of the poem's composition is uncertain, but the sole manuscript was produced between 975 and 1025 AD.

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Beowulf: Daniela Anne Arnaiz

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature. The poem relates the story of Beowulf, a Geatish hero who battles Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon. The date of the poem's composition is uncertain, but the sole manuscript was produced between 975 and 1025 AD.

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DANIELA ANNE ARNAIZ

BEOWULF

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one
of the most important works of Old English literature. The events in the poem take
place over most of the sixth century, after the Anglo-Saxons had started migrating
to England and before the beginning of the seventh century, a time when the
Anglo-Saxons were either newly arrived or were still in close contact with their
Germanic kinsmen in Northern Germany and southern Scandinavia. The stories in
the poem may have been brought to England by people of Geatish origins. The
poem mixes the West Saxon and Anglian dialects of Old English.
Louie Mae Chavez

BEOWULF
Beowulf Old English: [ˈbeːo̯wulf]) is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182
alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature.
The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain
dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. The
author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the
"Beowulf poet".
The story is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of
Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack
by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother
attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to
Geatland (Götaland in modern Sweden) and later becomes king of the Geats. After
a period of fifty years has passed, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is mortally
wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a
tower on a headland in his memory.
The full story survives in the manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. It has no
title in the original manuscript, but has become known by the name of the story's
protagonist. In 1731, the manuscript was badly damaged by a fire that swept
through Ashburnham House in London that had a collection of medieval
manuscripts assembled by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton. The Nowell Codex is housed
in the British Library.
Micca S. Ninofranco

BEOWULF

Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-
Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. More than 3,000 lines long, Beowulf
relates the exploits of its eponymous hero, and his successive battles with a
monster named Grendel, with Grendel’s revengeful mother, and with a dragon
which was guarding a hoard of treasure.
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one
of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a
matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the
manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025.[3] The author was an
anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet"
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one
of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a
matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the
manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025.

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