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Seamus Heaney: Beowulf (Paperback, 2001, W. W. Norton & Company) 4 stars

Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the …

Review of 'Beowulf' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

An astounding poem presenting perfectly England's northern german and nordic heritage. It is a truly epic tale that captures both history and the imagination. Its themes and ideas echo throughout the rest of English literature and fantasy. It is a story that speaks from our bones and I'm glad it now sings through mine.