Beowulf  5139

Locations in Harold's Library

• The Norton Anthology of Poetry (5th edition) (book) (excerpt only)
  • page 2
  • Excerptfrom line 1 "So, The Spear-Danes in days gone by"" to "line 1 "So, The Spear-Danes in days gone by"
  • Credits: Seamus Heaney (translator)
• The Norton Anthology of Poetry (5th edition) (book) (excerpt only)
  • page 6
  • Excerptfrom line 703 "Then out of the night" to "came the shadow-stalker, stealthy and swift."
  • Credits: Seamus Heaney (translator)
• The Norton Anthology of Poetry (5th edition) (book) (excerpt only)
  • page 9
  • Excerpt: The Last Survivor's Speechfrom line 2236 "Death had come" to "and taken them all in times gone by"
  • Credits: Seamus Heaney (translator)
• The Norton Anthology of Poetry (5th edition) (book) (excerpt only)
  • page 9
  • Excerpt: The Last Survivor's Speech in Old Englishfrom line 2247" to "line 2247
• Poetry by Heart: Poems for Learning and Reciting (book) (excerpt only)
  • Excerptfrom line 733 "Might and canny, Hygelac's kinsman was keenly watching ..."" to "line 733 "Might and canny, Hygelac's kinsman was keenly watching ..."
  • Credits: Seamus Heaney (translator)

Holdings which refer to this poem

1. The Cambridge Cultural History: Volume 1, Early Britain (book) • p186

This work has the following connections with other works:

• The Finnesburh Fragment • The Finnesburh fragment is a section of the story of Finn and Hildeburh, which also forms part of Beowulf

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