The Anglo-Saxon Poems Of Beowulf: The Scop Or Gleeman's Tale, And The Fight At Finnesburg (1855)

by Benjamin Thorpe

Book Overview

The Anglo-Saxon Poems of Beowulf: The Scop or Gleeman's Tale, and the Fight at Finnesburg is a literary work by Thorpe, Benjamin, published in 1855. The book contains two epic poems from the Anglo-Saxon period: Beowulf and The Fight at Finnesburg. The first poem, Beowulf, tells the story of a hero who battles monsters and dragons to protect his people. The second poem, The Fight at Finnesburg, is a fragmentary poem about a battle between the Danes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165690551
• ISBN13: 9781165690558
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"