BEOWULF by Anonymous FULL Audiobook Prelude and Section 2

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Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It may be the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet. • The poem is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland (Götaland in modern Sweden) and later becomes king of the Geats. After a period of fifty years has passed, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is mortally wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a tower on a headland in his memory. • Read by: Tad E. • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf • ►SUBSCRIBE to The Greatest Literature: • / @thegreatestliterature7115 • This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer visit librivox.org. • This video: Copyright 2017. The Greatest Literature. All Rights Reserved.

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