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Beowulf -- Deor -- Caedmon's Hymn -- The battle of Brunanburh, trans. by Alfred Lord Tennyson -- The dream of the rood -- The wanderer --The battle of Maldon -- The seafarer, trans.by Ezra Pound -- Judith --The fight at Finnsburh Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic world–somber, vast, and magnificent