Project Gutenberg 2007-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 174 Morris, William 1834 1896 Morris, William M. Wyatt, A. J. (Alfred John) 1858 1935 Wyatt, Alfred John The Tale of Beowulf, Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats E-text prepared by Louise Hope, R. Cedron, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Tale of Beowulf, Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats" by William Morris et al. is an epic poem translated and presented in prose form, written in the late 19th century. The work recounts the legendary exploits of Beowulf, a hero who battles formidable monsters to help King Hrothgar of Denmark, including the malevolent Grendel and Grendel's vengeful mother. The themes of heroism, loyalty, and the struggle between good and evil are central to the narrative. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to the backdrop of Denmark, where Hrothgar, the king, builds a grand mead-hall named Heorot, which becomes the target of Grendel, a monstrous creature descended from Cain. Grendel terrorizes Hrothgar’s warriors, killing them during the night. Hearing of Hrothgar’s plight, Beowulf, a noble warrior from the Geats, sets sail with his men to assist the beleaguered king. Upon arrival, he is warmly received and vows to confront Grendel without weapons, setting the stage for an epic clash between the two. The opening chapters lay the foundation for themes of heroism, legacy, and the supernatural, as well as introducing the main characters and the initial conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epic poetry, English (Old) Monsters -- Poetry Dragons -- Poetry PR Text Poetry Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 292002 291366 2024-09-09T05:20:00.684694 2023-09-09T08:04:01.557004 text/html text/html 293147 2007-01-23T14:55:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 95643 2007-01-23T14:56:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 157605 2024-09-09T05:20:10.295676 application/epub+zip 162422 2024-09-09T05:20:02.929689 application/epub+zip 162422 2024-09-09T05:20:01.631688 application/epub+zip 400505 2024-09-09T05:20:14.619671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487410 2024-09-09T05:20:09.307634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488678 2022-09-09T14:35:05.772004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225227 225117 2024-09-09T05:19:59.238702 2023-09-09T08:04:00.113007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 224845 2007-01-23T14:47:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 83975 2007-01-23T14:47:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 229465 2007-01-23T14:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85449 2007-01-23T14:47:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21207 2024-09-09T05:20:14.783620 application/rdf+xml 18618 2024-09-09T05:20:02.042675 image/jpeg 3738 2024-09-09T05:20:01.837694 image/jpeg 151884 2024-09-09T05:20:00.708686 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia