num_pages: 218
description: 'Beowulf', composed between the 7th and 12th century, is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel, and, later, from Grendel's mother. Here, the poem can be read in conjunction with the translation on facing pages.
language: English
title: BEOWULF *BILINGUAL ED*
titlecomplete: BEOWULF *BILINGUAL ED* (Bilingual Edition)
characters: Beowulf, Breca, Hrothgar, Unferth, Wealhtheow, Onela, Wiglaf, Grendel
genres: Fiction, Medieval, Classics, Read For School, High School, Mythology, Fantasy, Literature, Poetry, School
ratings_count: 295534
places: Sweden, Denmark, Geatland
publisher: Faber and Faber