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All About Beowulf's Historical Context
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Who is it about? Who told it? Who wrote it? Who are we? What’s the meaning of life? Do you know the Muffin Man? All these answers and more can be...

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All About Beowulf as a Translated Piece of Literature
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Old English is just English, right? Can’t be more difficult than reading Shakespeare, right? Hah. Yeah...no. Click on the video to find why tra...

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Beowulf and Gnomes
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Beowulf is full of Gnomes...and no, not adorable garden gnomes who’re just trying to save you money on vacations. Find out more about what a Gnom...

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Beowulf and Repetition
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What did the writer of Beowulf have in common with small children? They both loved applesauce, interestingly. But that's not what this video is abo...

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Beowulf as a Hero
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Beowulf has some serious bragging rights after killing Grendel. Totes respect the dude. ...Totes don’t respect us for saying “totes.” We’r...

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The Antagonists of Beowulf
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Grendel is literature’s first serial killer, which isn’t super surprising. The guy has Cain as an ancestor. Must’ve been some great family re...

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Beowulf and Material Goods
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The characters in Beowulf knew the importance of bling. Watch the video to learn more about the place of material goods in the wonderful world of B...

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Beowulf: A King's Responsibility
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Be brave, Shmooper, and click on the video. You’ll either be rewarded with knowledge, or the King will behead you. Let’s hope for the “knowle...

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Beowulf: The Film Versions
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Movie adaptions always seem to make the hero’s life more complicated than it needs to be. They also always seem to split the last movie into two...