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Old Tongues. New Tales. Unearthing the raw power of Beówulf, the stark beauty of Anglo-Saxon verse, and the thunderous sagas of the Old Norse, this blog is your guide through the ancient words that shaped our world. Join us as we journey into the heart of heroic epics, explore the myths, and decipher the languages that echo through the ages.
The Monster in the Mere
This article explores the intriguing theory that the Beowulf epic's Grendel and dragon narratives may have originally been attributed to an earlier, semi-divine figure named Beow, not the Geatish hero Beowulf. Evidence, though thin, includes historical place-names like "Grendel's Mere" near "Beow's home," suggesting a localised….