Beowulf (unabridged)

New translation by Benedict Flynn

Read by Crawford Logan

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About

The oldest long poem in Old English, written about 1000 A.D., Beowulf tells the story of a great warrior in Southern Scandinavia in both youth and maturity. The monster Grendel terrorises the Scyldings of Hrothgar’s Danish Kingdom until Beowulf defeats him. As a result he has to face her enraged mother. Beowulf dies after a battle against a fierce dragon. The tale is powerfully performed here by Crawford Logan in a lively modern translation from the original West Saxon dialect.

Release date: 2nd Oct 2006
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Series:
- Poetry
- The Complete Text
Catalogue number: NA242512
Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Beowulf

Work length2:23:53

Beowulf Part I

Track length5:04

So those warrior Scyldings passed their lives

Track length5:26

The hour came. The ship rode the flood in close

Track length3:46

They turned to leave: the ship waited anchored …

Track length8:16

A bench was cleared for the Geats in the hall

Track length5:13

There was laughter then, and the din resounded …

Track length3:45

Outcast and joyless Grendel came to Heorot.

Track length4:50

Part II

Track length3:41

Meanwhile the Danes raced their mounts …

Track length5:49

The Dane's chief went on to reward the others.

Track length5:03

This was the lay, the song of the poet,

Track length4:33

Part III

Track length3:27

Hrothgar spoke, protector of the Scyldings:

Track length4:38

They all gazed at the hot gore surging up

Track length6:23

A radiance appeared and a light streamed in

Track length4:53

Hrothgar first examined the hilt, engraved

Track length5:26

Then the warriors hastened, keen to return …

Track length3:43

Part IV

Track length4:02

After Hygelac offered greetings

Track length4:02

But, my tale is what happened with Grendel …'

Track length5:55

Part V

Track length5:39

Beowulf heard the news of the terror,

Track length4:03

Beowulf the brave king sat on the windy headland.

Track length4:52

Beowulf addressed his dear companions

Track length5:25

Wiglaf, sad at heart, addressed the warriors.

Track length3:29

The fatal wound inflicted by the earth-scorcher began

Track length5:25

Part VI

Track length5:39

Ongentheow, old and heavy-hearted, turned

Track length5:15

What happened brought to nought the hope of one

Track length6:11

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