Beowulf Forum Discussions

Reposted with permission from Xenite.Org, who operate the SF-FANDOM forum communities.

A few years ago Tolkien Expert Michael Martinez hosted an online discussion of "Beowulf" with members of the Endor Tolkien Forum and mailing list. He subsequently reposted his own comments on SF-FANDOM.

Some additional comments were posted in the SF-FANDOM Medieval European Studies Forum by moderator Martin Read and Dr. Larry Swain, who teaches Anglo-Saxon Studies.

The discussion was based on citations from public domain translations of "Beowulf", which means the translations may not be up to modern standards. Two translations were used. The first was the Francis Gummere version, but Michael switch over to the Leslie Hall version after going through 15 chapters.

People are welcome to browse and join in the discussions, even though the threads are now several months old. You will have to register at SF-FANDOM before you can post any followups. The forums are moderated. Tolkien fans are also encouraged to join the Endor mailing list, but registration is required to browse the list archive at Google Groups (and memberships are subject to approval).

These sections are based on the Francis Gummere translation:

• The Beowulf Discussion: Section I
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section II
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section III
• The Beowulf Discussion: Sectiond IV
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section V
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section VI
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section VII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section VIII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section IX
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section X
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XI
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XIII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XIV
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XV
• The Beowulf Discussion: There is no Section XVI

These sections are based on the Leslie Hall translation:

• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XVII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XVIII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XIX
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XX
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXI
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXIII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXIV
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXV
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXVI
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXVII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXVIII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXIX
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXX
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXI
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXIII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXIV
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXV
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXV
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXVI
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXVII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXVIII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XXXIX
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XL
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XLI
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XLII
• The Beowulf Discussion: Section XLIII

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