June 26– From Beowulf translated by Francis B. Gummere
Summary: Beowulf fights Grendel's mom
Commentary: I don't think I've read this translation of Beowulf before. Seems like a pretty good one. I like the "bone-ring" kenning for vertebrae, not a translation I've seen elsewhere.
Kind of surprised we got this fight instead of the Grendel fight. I think that's the more common choice for "if you only read one part of Beowulf" but not a bad choice.
Currently trying to talk my wife into reading Beowulf with me since she likes The Lord of The Rings so much. Maybe that'll be a blog feature next year.
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