Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Video essay examining the essence of Beowulf, the oldest poem in English literature, through its various cinematic adaptations.

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J.R.R. Tolkien - The Monsters and the Critics: amzn.to/2C74BKa
J.R.R. Tolkien - Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary: amzn.to/2N89Orn

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Music by Whitesand, check out his album ‘Fragments of Darkness’ at: whitesand.bandcamp.com/album/fragments-of-darkness

Track names:
- Poseidon
- Honor
- Circle of Life
- I Am Strong Now
- Fragments of Darkness