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    • Beowulf

    Old English epic poem

    This article is about the epic poem. For the character, see Beowulf (hero). For other uses, see Beowulf (disambiguation).

    Beowulf

    First page of Beowulf in Cotton Vitellius A.

    xv.
    Beginning: HWÆT. WE GARDE / na in geardagum, þeodcyninga / þrym gefrunon... (translation: How much we of Spear-Da/nes, in days gone by, of kings / the glory have heard...)

    Author(s)Unknown
    LanguageWest Saxon dialect of Old English
    DateDisputed (c. 700–1000 AD)
    State of existenceManuscript suffered damage from fire in 1731
    Manuscript(s)Cotton Vitellius A.

    xv (c. 975–1025 AD)

    First printed editionThorkelin (1815)
    GenreEpic heroic writing
    Verse formAlliterative verse
    Lengthc. 3182 lines
    SubjectThe battles of Beowulf, the Geatish hero, in youth and old age
    PersonagesBeowulf, Hygelac, Hrothgar, Wealhtheow, Hrothulf, Æschere, Unferth, Grendel, Grendel's mother, Wiglaf, Hildeburh.


    Full list of characters.

    TextBeowulf at Wikisource

    Beowulf (;[1]Old English: Bēo

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