Beowulf Beastslayer by Jonathan Green

Beowulf Beastslayer by Jonathan Green

Listen We of the Spear-Danes in the days of yore, of those clan-kings, heard of their glory, how those nobles performed courageous deeds>

So begins the greatest fantasy story of them all, the Old English epic poem>Beowulf>. It is a story that has fascinated people throughout the ages inspiring the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien, Seamus Heaney and Neil Gaiman.

King Hrothgar's great golden mead-hall Heorot is under a curse, subject to attacks by the mirth-hating night-stalker Grendel. None are capable of destroying the monster, although many have tried, until Beowulf and his company of Geatish warriors cross the sail-road and land on Danish shores.

Beowulf Beastslayer is a brand new take on the Anglo-Saxon epic, re-imagining the events described in the poem as an adventure gamebook. Will you follow the course of events as laid down by the scops and skalds of old, or will you choose a different path and forge your own legend?

Beowulf Beastslayer A tale of heroes. A tale of monsters. A legend reborn>

Jonathan D. (Jonathan D.) Green is the Dean of the College at Sweet Briar College, as well as a composer and conductor. He is the author of J.S. Bach's Choral-Orchestral Works: A Conductor's Handbook. A Conductor's Guide to Choral Orchestral Works, Twentieth-Century, volume 1 (Scarecrow Press, 1994) and volume 2 (Scarecrow Press, 1998), as well as A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works, Classical Period (Scarecrow Press, 2001).