Ergebnis für "Beowulf" in Fantasy

Im ältesten Heldenepos des Nordens entfaltet sich die Welt des frühen Mittelalters, in der Mut, Ehre und das Ringen mit dem Schicksal im Zentrum stehen. Der Held Beowulf kämpft gegen das menschenfressende Monster Grendel, dessen rachsüchtige Mutter und schließlich gegen einen Feuer speienden Drachen – ein Dreiklang heroischer Prüfungen, der das Ende einer Ära markiert. Diese Erzählung beeinflusste nicht nur die englische Literatur maßgeblich, sondern inspirierte auch J. R. R. Tolkien, der selbst ein herausragender Kenner des Beowulf -Epos war.

Stephen Mitchell's marvelously clear and vivid rendering recreates the robust masculine music of the original. It both hews closely to the Old English and captures its wild energy and vitality, not just as a deep "work of literature" but also as a rousing entertainment that can still stir our feelings and rivet our attention today, after more than a thousand years. This new translation - spare, sinuous, vigorous in its narration, and translucent in its poetry - makes a masterpiece accessible to everyone.

"Narrator JD Jackson addresses his listener as "bro" in this decidedly contemporary retelling of the classic saga...His brilliant performance captures all the artistry, wit, and immediacy of this fresh translation, and breathes new life into what for most has been a literary fossil." --...

Forget George and the Dragon. Forget Sir Lancelot and tales of Knightly exploits. This is dirty, bloody work. This is violent, visceral action. This is a mercenary knight as you've never seen one before. Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the...

Beowulf fährt nach Dänemark, um dort den Menschen gegen das Ungeheuer Grendel und dessen Mutter beizustehen. Er muss in den Kampf gegen beide ziehen. Wer wird gewinnen? Eine der ältesten und berühmtesten Sagen der Mythengeschichte.

Long before the songs turned him into a monument, Beowulf was a young man with a boat, a name to earn, and a rumor of a monster in another king's hall. This is the old story in a plain-spoken new voice. The mead-benches still smell of smoke. Grendel still comes in the dark. The mother still drags her grief up out of the mere. A dragon still wakes for a stolen cup, fifty winters later. But the poetry has been cleared away so you can hear the men underneath—tired, funny, afraid, and standing anyway. A young hero. Fifty quiet winters on a throne. One last fire in the hills.

Heroes rise. Monsters awaken. Legends endure. In Beowulf, translated by Lesslie Hall, listeners are transported into one of the oldest and most influential epic tales in English literature. Filled with fierce battles, monstrous foes, ancient kingdoms, and themes of courage, honor, and fate, this...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Welcome to one of the most important and foundational works of English literature. Beowulf is an epic poem composed in Old English, consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. The story was originally passed down orally by scops in Anglo-Saxon England and...

The origins, history and authorship of Beowulf are shrouded in uncertainty. This heroic epic probably began, as most do, with a wandering troubadour strumming a stringed instrument, sitting before a hearth-fire, and singing the verses to a spellbound audience arrayed before him. Beowulf is a rousing adventure story, filled with intrepid heroes, monsters and fire-breathing dragons, which can be listened to for the sheer enjoyment of the tale.

"Susan Bennett masterfully narrates a stunning retelling of Beowulf that confronts all manner of monsters...Powerful, upsetting, and unforgettable, Bennett's narration is staggeringly potent." — AudioFile Magazine New York Times bestselling author Maria Dahvana Headley presents a modern...

Discover the epic tale of Beowulf like never before in this stunning illustrated publication. Immerse yourself in a world of heroes, monsters, and epic battles as this timeless poem is given new life with breathtaking visuals. Journey alongside Beowulf as he faces ferocious foes, including man-slaying Grendel, his wolfish mother, and the fearsome dragon.

In the third exciting novel of this treasure-hunting series, Thalia Phoenix (aka Phoe), who is an amateur archaeologist, is at an impasse when Simon Kessler wants her to find Beowulf's lair. Convinced that the Beowulf myth is nothing but an ancient poem, she refuses. Instead Peter takes the mission. When Peter bungles the job, Phoe, Peter, Jonathan, and a computer expert named Kadan get swept up into something dangerous and compelling, something no human has ever experienced.

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it . . . In a novella set two years after the events of American Gods, Shadow pays a visit to an ancient Scottish mansion, and finds himself...