The Beowulf Trilogy by Christopher L Webber

The Beowulf Trilogy by Christopher L Webber

Read an updated translation of the classic English epic poem, and discover what happens next in the two exciting sequels, all collected here in one edition.

About one and a half millennia ago, an anonymous author gave the world Beowulf, the first great epic written in what would become the English language. The poem follows the adventures of Beowulf, hero of the Geats, as he battles the monstrous Grendel, Grendel's fearsome mother, and a deadly dragon. After the hero meets his death, readers are left with the question: What will happen now? Without their champion, hero, and king, the Geats are defenseless against their enemies.

With The Beowulf Trilogy, author Christopher L. Webber shares his own translation of the original epic and also answers the question of what happens next with two epic poems of his own. In Beyond Beowulf, follow the Geats as they welcome a new leader, Wiglaf, the young warrior who aided Beowulf in his encounter with the dragon. He helps the tribe search or a new home while contending with threats from storms, trolls, and the Saxon army. Then, in Yrfa's Tale, Webber looks beyond the warrior's viewpoint to give a perspective from Wiglaf's wife and family, and the emotional toll of their struggle.

In The Beowulf Trilogy, Webber gives readers a complete picture of Beowulf's world, a somber and magical land full of adventure and turmoil.

Praise for The Beowulf Trilogy

"[Webber's] translation's clean, musical lines are excellent for reading aloud. The two sequels also maintain the original's language and narrative style. . . .  Succeeds in both respecting and enriching the venerable original." --Kirkus Reviews

Christopher Webber was born in Reading in 1961 and lived in the UK, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka before moving to Sydney in 1972. Having gained a number of degrees and diplomas he is currently studying Ancient History at the University of New England, Armindale, NSW and works as a manager of a health computing project. He has visited and assisted at digs on Thracian archaeological sites in Bulgaria. His many interests include writing, creating web sites (he has created a massive web site about the Thracians, their neighbours, and ancestors at http: //members.nbci.com/thrace), cycling, singing, bushwalking, and wargaming

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ISBN 13	9781504083201
ISBN 10	1504083202
Title	The Beowulf Trilogy
Author	Christopher L Webber
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open Road Media
Year published	2023-03-28
Number of pages	388
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.