tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754426007074673237.post7096512940032932917..comments2024-02-01T11:55:36.505-05:00Comments on Zoom Times: BeowulfWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14745372502346991328noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754426007074673237.post-77189442466377600072008-01-10T07:58:00.000-05:002008-01-10T07:58:00.000-05:00I just found this site that has the original and t...I just found this site that has the original and translation side by side with some one reading the original!<BR/>http://www.beowulftranslations.net/benslade.shtmlWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745372502346991328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754426007074673237.post-3160943489056875622008-01-09T19:05:00.000-05:002008-01-09T19:05:00.000-05:00Oh, but hmm, that's probably just him reading the ...Oh, but hmm, that's probably just him reading the translation, isn't it?Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754426007074673237.post-65610619062070277232008-01-09T19:04:00.000-05:002008-01-09T19:04:00.000-05:00I've heard the recording of Seamus Heaney reading ...I've heard the recording of Seamus Heaney reading his own translation is really good--I haven't heard it yet though. (I want to! Also someone reading Chaucer properly.)<BR/><BR/>You ought to be able to find plenty of books about Vikings with activities; Beowulf is a little earlier than the standard Viking era but the culture ought to be pretty similar.<BR/><BR/>You could always brew your own mead--I had a co-worker who used to do that. :-P Writing with runes. Composing your own heroic poem about family events.Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.com