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Beowulf Book Club 4: 1396–1962

Of monsters and melting swords

This is a recording of the fourth session of our Beowulf Book Club. Very nice to see everyone there!

This time, we covered:

  • The approach to Grendel’s mere, and the visions of the entrance to Hell that it parallels

  • The nature of monsters in Beowulf

  • The fight with Grendel’s mother

  • Beowulf and Hrothgar’s uncannily accurate predictions

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