ENGLISH

Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children

By H. E. Marshall

Book information

Publisher
Yesterday's Classics
Year
2005
ISBN
159915000X, 9781599150000
Open Library ID
OL8901116M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
441 kB (451483 bytes)
Series
Stories Told to the Children Book 1
Pages
88\0
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Anglo-Saxon saga retold in excellent English prose, with the heroic qualities emphasized. Relates how Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons, journeys to Daneland, and how he overcomes Grendel, the ogre, and his mother, the water witch, then returns to his own land to serve as king. After 50 years of peace, the fire dragon makes war on the Goth folk and Beowulf goes forth in combat against it, vanquishing his foe but in the end losing his life in ridding his people of its frightful enemy. An outstanding introduction to this tale for children ages 8 and up.

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