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>>20435920
ic hæbbe hit ane on eald englisc geræden

and gese la, hit is heahlic kino. ne meahton adelihte d*ne and þeodlandisce butan wyscan þæt hi efenmicel leoþ wyrcan meahten

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>>6681892
Beowulf is fascinating because it shifts seamlessly from historical accounts of actual battles to mythic elements such as Beowulf's tussle with Grendl. I think that it is a truly unique work and is evidence of a sophisticated Germanic culture that developed with minimal external influence.

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>>6452941
>not wanting to read Beowulf in its original language

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>>6106695
Well said.

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>>6095140
Mandatory reading for all Anglophiles:

http://producer.csi.edu/cdraney/2011/278/resources/Tolkien%20-%20The%20Monsters%20and%20the%20Critics.pdf

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