Project Gutenberg 2015-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 7261 Kirtlan, Ernest J. B. (Ernest John Brigham) 1868 1937 Kirtlan, Ernest John Brigham Kirtlan, E. J. B. (Ernest John Brigham) Lawrence, Frederic William 1882 1948 Lawrence, Frederic W. The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Story of Beowulf, Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose" by Ernest J. B. Kirtlan is an epic poem translated into prose form, likely written in the early medieval period, around the time of the Anglo-Saxon culture. The work narrates the legendary deeds of Beowulf, a hero from the Geatish clan who travels to Denmark to aid King Hrothgar in combating the monster Grendel, delving into themes of heroism, loyalty, and the struggle between good and evil. At the start of the narrative, the poem introduces the legendary history of the Spear-Danes, detailing the glory of their kings, particularly Scyld, who rises from humble beginnings to become a mighty ruler. After Scyld’s passing, the lineage of Danish kings is explored, culminating in Hrothgar, who builds a grand mead-hall called Heorot. However, their joy is dampened by the terror of Grendel, a monstrous creature who preys on Hrothgar’s warriors. This struggle of man against monster sets the stage for Beowulf’s impending quest as he hears of Grendel's reign of terror and decides to cross the sea with a band of warriors, ready to confront the beast and restore peace to the Danes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Monsters -- Fiction Heroes -- Fiction Beowulf -- Adaptations Epic poetry, English (Old) -- Adaptations PR Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 335038 2025-08-20T11:36:14.178670 text/html 296167 2024-10-22T23:38:16 text/html 378935 2025-08-20T11:36:24.801697 application/epub+zip 435544 2025-08-20T11:36:17.306717 application/epub+zip 229706 2025-08-20T11:36:15.781772 application/epub+zip 681016 2025-08-20T11:36:28.612714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638944 2025-08-20T11:36:23.316759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242234 2022-09-23T05:17:17.081909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215504 2025-08-20T11:36:12.948693 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195345 2024-10-22T23:38:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17440 2025-08-20T11:36:28.770631 application/rdf+xml 16438 2025-08-20T11:36:15.896697 image/jpeg 2457 2025-08-20T11:36:15.840677 image/jpeg 372107 2025-08-20T11:36:14.251744 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