Beowulf

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Michael Foreman is one of the world's leading illustrators. He has written and illustrated numerous children's books and won several major awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Kurt Maschler Award, and the Bologna Graphics Prize. Classic fiction, narrative poetry, Denmark, Old English, monsters, dragons, bravery, intrigue, betrayal, loyalty David Wood, chair of Action for Children’s Arts, said Morpurgo is “one of our greatest storytellers”. The main character gives his name to the title of the book. Beowulf, a boasting and strong character aims to protect Hrothgar (an ally) and his people at all costs. He is the king of Heorot, a fictional city that becomes the victim of many monsters. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-05-07 16:32:27 Boxid IA183201 Boxid_2 CH108401 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Cambridge, MA Donor

In this retelling, British Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo breathes new vitality into the oldest English epic, originally written around 1000 A.D.--the tale of Beowulf, a Geat warrior who battles three evils so powerful that they destroy entire kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saves Denmark from Grendel, a "merciless murderous ogre," as well as from his sea-hag mother. But it is Beowulf's third terrible battle, against the "death-dragon of the deep," in which he truly meets his match. A son and grandson of actors, Michael has acting in his blood and enjoys collaborating and performing live adaptations of his books at festivals, concerts and theatres.I can't remember reading too much about Beowulf. Essentially because this annoying feeling I have towards poems. So, yeah, I wouldn't dare to read the original translated poem and that's the reason why I chose this little one as a starting point. It's a retelling and it's beautifully written. And even though I would like to put it under the "Norse" label and get on with it, it isn't. Supposedly because Old Norse literary tradition doesn't begin until the 12th century in Iceland and the Beowulf manuscript was produced between 975 and 1025. Having said this, it would fall under the "Germanic" category as far as I can tell. ⠀ Of all the kings that ever lived, they said, this was the gentlest and kindest to his people, the most gracious and famous the world had known. His life might be over, they said, but his name and his deeds would live on as long as his tale was told. Which is Why, All Beowulf, a prince of Geatland, hears of the Danes’ suffering and gains permission from his king to sail to their assistance.

Beowulf is a fantastic book with EYE-POPPING features. This make-belief book is set in the deadly depths of Denmark around 400 AD, an especially troubling era. The main character is as brave as brass (Beowulf he was called) because on countless attempts he saved King Hrothgar and his city Heorot from at first a blood thirsty monster and next the monster's sea-hag of a mother and later Beowulf's own people.My favourite chapter is Beowulf and the Sea-hag because it shows that women are strong (the sea hag is a woman). My favourite phrase is `The sea-hag dragged the prince to her cavernous lair’, because the sea-hag is winning and it feels exciting.

Beowulf is an extraordinary book for children aged 9+.Would I recommend it to a friend? YES,YES,YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Beowulf is a Viking legend so if you like legends you should look no further and buy this book because Beowulf is the book for you. However, if you don't like legends than look on! On finishing, we started to watch the 2007 movie. WOW. Don't do that, really, don't, with kids. It started, and I realised it was CG, and I actually thought, oh, this might be less alarming, then. This is a 3 week + Writing Root using Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Michael Foreman where children get an opportunity to discuss legends and the importance of heroic poetry in early European literature. They go on to create a number of varied written outcomes using the text as a starting point including recounts, formal letters, dialogue, descriptions, obituaries and writing their own epic, heroic narrative using various poetic devices. References will be made to the original manuscript throughout. Synopsis of Text: Planning has been adapted from several sources and fitted to the way in which English is taught in my school. There is no Week 4 planning, as this was assessment week, so it follows naturally onto Week 5. The following objectives are covered: urn:lcp:beowulf00mich:lcpdf:202d2d24-757c-4e97-a172-450fc3ccdf52 Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier beowulf00mich Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8x93d40c Isbn 9780763632069I’ve used this text and resources with Year 4 several times and they are tried and tested winners at getting even the most reluctant of pupils to do some creative writing. The story itself revolves around the Scandinavian warrior known as Beowulf and his deeds against three monster antagonists: Grendel; Grendel's mother, a sea-hag; and, finally, the death-dragon of the deep. All creatures of darkness! Beowulf is probably the most altruistic hero I've heard of. It's an heroic legend and major themes are honor, loyalty, bravery and glory. It's also bloody and dramatic. You can totally guess what's gonna happen but it's worthy and amazingly well told. Michael Morpurgo is not some random fella, it seems. Ever seen the movie "War Horse"? He wrote the novel.⠀ The poem consists of 3,182 lines and exists in a single copy, housed in the British Museum . This is an external link. The BBC is not responsible for the content. The acclaimed author and illustrator of SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT return with an exhilarating edition of Britain’s oldest epic. Long ago there was a Scandinavian warrior who fought three evils so powerful they could destroy whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saves the land of the Danes from a merciless ogre named Grendel and then from his sea-hag mother. But it is his third terrible battle, with the death-dragon of the deep, in which he truly meets his match. Lovers of heroes, monsters, and the drama of battle will find this retelling as enthralling as it is tragic. Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo – eBook Details Lccn 2006046289 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.6 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Openlibrary OL8036613M Openlibrary_edition

Beowulf is one of the most important texts in Old English and is believed to date from somewhere between 975 and 1025 - around the time of Alfred the Great. The author is unknown. The book made me feel bored when listening to it but, as soon as my teacher put it down and stopped reading I felt as though I wanted to keep reading as it always ended on a cliff-hanger.My favourite quote is 'A formidable breeze brought then over the shallows' because it really describes the scene and it paints a picture in your head and only GREAT books do that! We just didn't enjoy the story. We read through it because it fits our history, but it's as gory as I remembered, and taken out of the Old English, there seemed less reason to read it together, anyway. In fifth-century Denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. Beowulf's terrifying quest to destroy Grendel, the foul fiend, a hideous sea-hag and a monstrous fire-dragon is the oldest surviving epic in British literature. Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership. Text rationale: Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese. He travels all over the UK and abroad talking to people of all ages at literary festivals, telling his stories and encouraging them to tell theirs.