Adventures of Beowulf
Edit Page
Report
Scan day: 18 February 2014 UTC
20
Virus safety - good
Description: A modern adaptation in free verse by David Breeden.
, written in Old English sometime before the tenth century A.D., describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. is the oldest surviving epic in British literature. exists in only one manuscript. This copy survived both the wholesale destruction of religious artifacts during the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII and a disastrous fire which destroyed the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (1571-1631).
Size: 445 chars
Contact Information
Email:Send Message
Phone&Fax: —
Address: —
Extended: —
WEBSITE Info
| Page title: | The Adventures of Beowulf |
| Keywords: | beowulf, old english, literature, epic, Dane, Danish, king, warrior, Hrothgar, Grendel |
| Description: | Written in Old English about 1100 A.D., Beowulf describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior of the sixth century. Please enjoy our adaptation from the Old English version by Dr. David Breeden. |
| IP-address: | 66.45.121.56 |
WHOIS Info
| NS | Name Server: VIRTEX.LNSTAR.COM Name Server: WWW2.LNSTAR.COM |
| WHOIS | Status: clientTransferProhibited |
| Date | Creation Date: 14-dec-1995 Expiration Date: 13-dec-2015 |