#Beowulf

Michel Summer

leafandstream

Interview with Beowulf (Part 1 of 3). Interview with Beowulf (Part 2 of 3). Interview with Beowulf (Part 3 of 3).PS: the setting of this cartoon was partially inspired by

Maria Dahvana Headley

MARIADAHVANA

I’ve reached the point in the week where I’m arguing with strangers in comment sections about their insistence that Beowulf is a sacred text that cannot be adapted or performed

Stephen Wigmore

stephen_wigmore

Reading Tolkien's letters atm. Didn't realise before that the modern 'Fantasy' genre exists because Tolkien won the argument that 'Fairy Stories', as he still called Lord of the Rings, were

Danny Bate

DannyBate4

The first line of Beowulf mentions the Gārdene, translated into Modern English as 'the Spear-Danes', since 'gar' is an archaic word for 'spear'.Due to the plant's pointy shape, we find

Restoration Games

RestorationGame

Unmatched: Little Red vs. Beowulf reveal was fun yesterday. Wanted to put a little focus today on the art and design talent behind the set.Reminder: You can order from our

Dr mira ʿassaf kafantaris ميرا عسّاف

MiraAssafK

1/ I too watched #TheDig last nite. While I loved the superb acting (C.Mulligan wrecks me time & again), beautiful cinematography, & tender humanization of the archeological dig, I felt

Cambridge ASNAC

cambtweetasnac

It’s actually been a little while since I’ve done one of my “Update on Degree Things I’m Thinking About” threads and I’m procrastinating an essay so hey kids it’s time

meabh ⚔️

neighborlyfrog

OKAY SO. After the defeat of Grendel and Grendel's Mother, Beowulf leaves Hrothgar to return to Geatland. Here's a thread on how diff. translators handle the same passage, and some

Simon Thomson

scfthomson

Now @thijsporck himself is speaking at #SOEMEHL42, on onomasiological (no, I didn't know it was a word either) profiling of OE texts. This is simply an incredible tool that Thijs

Barbara Bleiman 🎓(for teachers)

BarbaraBleiman

A thread on a chronological KS3 English curriculum, to spark debate: 1. Nothing wrong with teaching chronology. But why not a timeline on the wall or in student books, adding

Monsieur le Baron

Mssr_le_Baron

@17cShyteposter Grendel was a good book. Grendel himself is a fantastic pointless man as crybully. But all of the mortals struggle. Grendel and other mortals are most like the Dragon

AstralNaught

FlightAstral

Final Thread Y Bronze Age: the epics. The Iliad in particular is 1 of 2 founding texts that form the foundation of Western Civilization. Comparing Epics may give insight into

Julian Harrison

julianpharrison

There were inconsistencies in the original publications about the Sutton Hoo finds. I recall that the number of bowls that had been discovered changed from report to report. More significant,

Think Defence

thinkdefence

Today we are going to talk about oversnow and high north vehicles, why ski when you can drive?1/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMMQCF8K70 Like any vehicle, those specialising in traction over deep snow must balance

Becky ~

hwanhees_girl

UP10TION AS HEROES AN: Kinda using the fate grand order characters because finding heroes to fully match up10 was a little harder but it's Halloween and I wanted to

Charlie

janeandharry

Oh look, a prescriptivist.I get it; I used to insist on grammar “rules” too because I enjoy learning them, but studying linguistics opened my eyes to how snobbish the idea

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