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Sir Patrick
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Nex pro inhonesto, Deus pro totus.
Beowulf
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I just finished reading the Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf, and was blown away. This version is great because the introduction gives some good insight into the mindset of the Geats of this period as well as their customs and history, which makes the story more accessable, and it explains why the narrative seems to go off on a tangent every now and then, which is a big help. This version is bilingual with the original Anglo-Saxon on the left hand pages, and modern English on the right, plus there are notes in the magins that give a quick blow-by-blow of the action. A waaay better read than the version I plodded through a million years ago in high school
http://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-New-Verse-Translation-Bilingual/dp/0393320979/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291006987&sr=1-1
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Gules, a chevron argent between three cinquefoils ermine.
"Better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand as a lamb."
Knight, Order of the Marshal
Das Bill
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Re: Beowulf
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Yes, the Heaney translation is excellent!
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Sir Wolf
He Who is Not to be Named
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i have too many hats
Re: Beowulf
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2010-11-29, 22:29:20 »
i dont think i have that one. i have 2 other versions. hmmmm maybe i need to pick up a third? hehehe
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Wolf
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Sir William
Cogito ergo sum
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2010-11-30, 15:13:24 »
I think I need to pick this up...thanks for sharing, Red Knight!
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The Black Knight,
Order of the Marshal
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“Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation. Men die, but reputation does not.â€
Sir Wolf
He Who is Not to be Named
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2010-11-30, 15:14:42 »
this peom has been one of my lifetime long favorites
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