In the case of Beowulf, that controversy was relatively short-lived ... Niles, for his part, speaks of a complex background of oral poetry and various scenarios for the poem's preservation in writing ...

But this is the story of Beowulf, a poem once told in timber-framed barns ... "On the whole, life's to be relished, lived to the full, laughed with and at." ...

Lookout: Who are you, strangers? Beowulf: My friend, we are Geats and we come in peace. I am Beowulf and I wish to speak with Hrothgar, your king. Lookout: If you are truly the famous Beowulf then ...

since it affects not only the interpretation of Beowulf, but also the trajectory of early English literary history. By exploring evidence for the poem's date of composition, the essays in this volume ...

Sure enough, as Beowulf saidJust that very nightGrendel burst into the hallA truly loathsome sight! Beowulf’s men drew their swordsBut they fought in vainNo earthly blade, from blacksmith made ...