Beowulf

Post date: Aug 30, 2016 4:17:27 PM

The first written piece of English literature, originally told in the oral tradition, was first told by scops. Often the scops played a lyre; hence, the word lyric originated.

Beowulf features the main character Beowulf and his fight against Grendel and Grendel's mother.

Themes: universal good vs evil

Guiding tenet: risk taking

Cultural norms: comitatus, wyrd, wergild, lof