Project Gutenberg 2006-01-02 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 572 Pumpurs, Andrejs 1841 1902 Cropley, A. J. (Arthur John) 1935 Cropley, Arthur J. (Arthur John) Lāčplēsis. English Bearslayer : $b A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C4%81%C4%8Dpl%C4%93sis "Bearslayer" by Andrejs Pumpurs is a heroic epic written in the late 19th century. This poem portrays the powerful Latvian folk hero, Bearslayer (Lacplesis), who embodies the virtues of strength and bravery against the backdrop of the 13th-century struggle against German invaders. The narrative intertwines themes of national identity and the spirituality of the Latvian people as they confront external threats. At the start of the tale, the Baltic gods convene to deliberate the fate of the Latvian people as they face invasion. The God of Thunder, Perkons, reveals that a young hero, destined to embody strength and valor, has been rescued from a river and shall rise to challenge evil. The young man is identified as Bearslayer, who, after displaying remarkable strength by slaying a bear, embarks on a journey to learn about his heritage and destiny. He navigates treachery and encounters mystical beings as he begins to fortify himself for the battles ahead, embroiled in conflicts not just against physical foes, but also witchcraft and betrayal from those who wish to see him fail. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Epic poetry Epic literature, Latvian -- Adaptations PG Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 321754 2025-08-15T20:02:31.419973 text/html 321642 2025-01-16T01:16:56.061018 text/html 189751 2025-08-15T20:02:40.709435 application/epub+zip 191348 2025-08-15T20:02:34.665475 application/epub+zip 170416 2025-08-15T20:02:33.314460 application/epub+zip 350619 2025-08-15T20:02:44.015446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318748 2025-08-15T20:02:39.569420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284728 2022-09-08T11:08:51.103648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261200 2025-08-15T20:02:30.883966 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 262465 2006-01-03T20:27:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18876 2025-08-15T20:02:44.175394 application/rdf+xml 12334 2025-08-15T20:02:33.811443 image/jpeg 3264 2025-08-15T20:02:33.566442 image/jpeg 99155 2006-01-03T20:29:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 129035 2006-01-01T22:41:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 185761 2025-08-15T20:02:31.445051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia