Beowulf biography poem

Beowulf biography poem.

Beowulf

Old English epic poem

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

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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.


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