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Beowulf Videos 9 videos

All About Beowulf as a Translated Piece of Literature
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Old English is just English, right? Can’t be more difficult than reading Shakespeare, right? Hah. Yeah...no. Click on the video to find why tra...

All About Beowulf's Historical Context
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Who is it about? Who told it? Who wrote it? Who are we? What’s the meaning of life? Do you know the Muffin Man? All these answers and more can be...

Beowulf and Material Goods
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The characters in Beowulf knew the importance of bling. Watch the video to learn more about the place of material goods in the wonderful world of B...

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Beowulf: A King's Responsibility 16608 Views


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Be brave, Shmooper, and click on the video. You’ll either be rewarded with knowledge, or the King will behead you. Let’s hope for the “knowledge” thing.

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