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A review by lizziehutchings
Beowulf by Anonymous
3.0
3.5 stars
"O flower of warriors, beware of that trap.
Choose, dear Beowulf, the better part,
eternal rewards. Do not give way to pride."
I read this book for my 10th grade English class, and I get why it's considered a "great epic poem" and everything.
This book is very foundational and pretty much the backbone for fantasy. And we see a lot of ideas that J.R.R. Tolkien drew from Beowulf.
That being said...fantasy has come a loooong way since then. Haha.
Beowulf was a handful to deal with, and I kind of hated the book at the beginning, but we (don't really see but we know it exists) his growth and wisdom over the years. He ends up taking Hrothgar's advice regarding pride and prioritization.
We see Beowulf become less proud, and sacrifice his life for those he is bound to protect--then he passes on his wisdom to Wiglaf (beby beowulf), and we can see Beowulf's legacy unfold for the future.
It was fun, Beowulf, now I must move on.
Have a wonderful afternoon
"O flower of warriors, beware of that trap.
Choose, dear Beowulf, the better part,
eternal rewards. Do not give way to pride."
I read this book for my 10th grade English class, and I get why it's considered a "great epic poem" and everything.
This book is very foundational and pretty much the backbone for fantasy. And we see a lot of ideas that J.R.R. Tolkien drew from Beowulf.
That being said...fantasy has come a loooong way since then. Haha.
Beowulf was a handful to deal with, and I kind of hated the book at the beginning, but we (don't really see but we know it exists) his growth and wisdom over the years. He ends up taking Hrothgar's advice regarding pride and prioritization.
We see Beowulf become less proud, and sacrifice his life for those he is bound to protect--then he passes on his wisdom to Wiglaf (beby beowulf), and we can see Beowulf's legacy unfold for the future.
It was fun, Beowulf, now I must move on.
Have a wonderful afternoon