Beowulf

by Francis Barton Gummere (translator)

The great Old English epic of a hero who battles a monster, its vengeful mother, and finally a dragon, in Francis Barton Gummere's stately verse translation.

At a glance The foundational poem of English literature, full of courage and doom. Out of the mead-halls and cold northern seas of the early Germanic world comes the… In Francis Barton Gummere's measured and dignified verse translation, its ancient… What it's about The warrior Beowulf, greatest of the Geats, comes across the sea to the…

The warrior Beowulf, greatest of the Geats, comes across the sea to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar, whose splendid hall Heorot has for years been ravaged nightly by the monster Grendel.