Scenes from ‘Beowulf’

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Scenes from ‘Beowulf’’

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By Laurits Andersen Ring (1854–1933), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

The Last Voyage of Scyld of the Sheaf from Beowulf

The Old English epic ‘Beowulf’ tells how Scyld, beloved King of the Danes, was committed to the ocean at his death — just as he had been at his birth.

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By Alexei Kondratievich Savrasov (1830–1897), via the Russian Museum and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Grendel’s Mother by Zenaide Alexeievna Ragozin

After driving the man-eating ogre Grendel from Hrothgar’s hall, Beowulf must now deal with Grendel’s anguished and vengeful mother.

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By a follower of Francisco Goya, via the Museo del Prado and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Death Grip by Zenaide Alexeievna Ragozin

The terrible monster Grendel, secure in the knowledge that no blade can bite him, bursts into Hrothgar’s hall expecting another meal of man-flesh.

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