Ergebnis für "Beowulf" in Epic 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.

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...

This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic.

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.

Both epic and intimate, Shield Maiden is the brilliantly imagined retelling of Beowulf from the perspective of a fierce young woman reclaiming her power. Fryda has grown up hearing tales of her uncle, King Beowulf, and his spectacular defeat of the monstrous Grendel. Her one desire is to become...