Legendary Beowulf Fighting Dragon Grendel In Heroic Poem Written In Anglo-Saxon England
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – His name Beowulf is among the greatest heroes of the English-speaking people, and his story has been known for generations. It is commonly cited as one of the most significant works of Old English literature.
J. R. Skelton – Illustration in the children’s book Stories of Beowulf (H. E. Marshall). – Public Domain
The hero and his battles are described in one of the most important works of Old English literature, ‘Beowulf.’
It is an Old English epic poem of 3182 lines, written by an anonymous English poet (or two scribes) between the 8th and the 11th century. Some have also suggested that it was written in the literary dialect of Anglo-Saxon England, so the most likely time of the poem’s creation is the eleventh century; during the reign of Cnut, the Danish King who had a primary place of residence in England.
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