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Beowulf: A Hero's Tale Retold

When sleep was at its deepest, night at its blackest, up from the mist-filled marsh came Grendel stalking . . .

Thus begins the battle between good and evil, for lying in wait and anxious to challenge the ogre Grendel is a young man, strong-willed and fire-hearted. This man is Beowulf, whose heroic dragon-slaying deeds were sung in the courts of Anglo-Saxon England more than a thousand years ago.

Award-winning author and illustrator James Rumford forges his own account of Beowulf with the few Anglo-Saxon words still present in our language. These ironstrong ancient words recall the boldness of the original poem and, together with Rumford’s pen-and-ink illustrations, they fashion an unforgettable story of a hero who never gave up — no matter how difficult the struggle — no matter how deep and dark the night.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 48
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780618756377
  • Genres
  • classics, fiction, fantasy, mythology, childrens, school
  • Release date
  • 2007