This poem contains a passage in which a poet retells the story of the fight at Finnesburg, which is also told in a fragment included in Frederick Klaeber's edition of this poem. A 1936 lecture on this poem argued that it shou
This poem contains a passage in which a poet retells the story of the fight at Finnesburg, which is also told in a fragment included in Frederick Klaeber's edition of this poem. A 1936 lecture on this poem argued that it should be studied as a text rather than as a historical document, and was subtitled "The Monsters and the Critics." This poem opens by describing the sea burial of Scyld Scefing. Wiglaf is the only person to accompany the protagonist during his attempt to slay a dragon, which takes place years after he kills the two other primary antagonists. For 10 points, name this epic poem about a hero who saves Hrothgar from the monster Grendel.
This poem contains a passage in which a poet retells the story of the fight at Finnesburg, which is also told in a fragment included in Frederick Klaeber's edition of this poem.
Beowulf