What is Beowulf about?
Beowulf is a classic ‘overcoming the monster’ story. Most people know that the poem documents the struggle of the title character in vanquishing a monster named Grendel.
How many times has Beowulf been translated?
Translations of ‚Beowulf‘. Two years later Nicolai Grundtvig made the first translation into a modern language, Danish. The first translation into modern English was made by J. M. Kemble in 1837. In total, it is estimated that the epic poem has been translated into 65 languages.
What does Beowulf say to the Danes and the Geats?
The Danes and Geats prepare a great feast in celebration of the death of the monsters and the next morning the Geats hurry to their boat, anxious to begin the trip home. Beowulf bids farewell to Hrothgar and tells the old king that if the Danes ever again need help he will gladly come to their assistance.
What does Beowulf say to Hrothgar when he leaves?
Beowulf bids farewell to Hrothgar and tells the old king that if the Danes ever again need help he will gladly come to their assistance. Hrothgar presents Beowulf with more treasures and they embrace, emotionally, like father and son.
Beowulf is about Geats, Swedes, and Danes. It is set in Denmark and Scandinavia, and Angles and Saxons are never mentioned in the poem. The story bears resemblance to the Danish Saga Hrólfs saga kraka, or the Saga of King Hrolf Kraki.
How does Beowulf become king of the Geats?
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 the monster Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel’s mother attacks the hall and is then defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland ( Götaland in modern Sweden) and becomes king of the Geats.
Who wrote Beowulf and the fight at Finnsburg?
In 1922, Frederick Klaeber published his edition Beowulf and The Fight at Finnsburg, which became the „central source used by graduate students for the study of the poem and by scholars and teachers
How does the king reward Beowulf’s men?
He then presents Beowulf’s men with rewards and compensates the Geats with gold for the Geatish warrior that Grendel killed. After the gifts have been distributed, the king’s scop comes forward to sing the saga of Finn, which begins with the Danes losing a bloody battle to Finn, the king of the Frisians, a neighbor tribe to the Danes.