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Jan 05, 2019
Linda Martin
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it was amazing
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Definitely inspiring. I can imagine legions of young men being inspired to go willingly to give their lives on battlefields after reading Beowulf. I wonder if that's why it was written. I wonder if that's how young men were inspired with the spirit of conquest and a desire for victory.
While listening to the Seamus Henry audio version, I was repeatedly caught up in the story, feeling deeply for the characters. Though this story is ancient and the manuscript very old, it has the power to connect t ...more
While listening to the Seamus Henry audio version, I was repeatedly caught up in the story, feeling deeply for the characters. Though this story is ancient and the manuscript very old, it has the power to connect t ...more
Aug 09, 2016
Mary Paul
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