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Beowulf: Dragonslayer is a simple retelling, aimed at children, of the Beowulf story. I love the way Rosemary Sutcliff keeps it close to the events of the original poem, but with little humanising touches (like Hrothgar putting back the hair of his dead friend wordlessly). She doesn't add anything that can't be substantiated in the poem, but she makes the mud and blood of it feel real, instead of legendary.
It's a very short and quick read, but I enjoyed it. It's illustrated by Charles Keeping, w ...more
It's a very short and quick read, but I enjoyed it. It's illustrated by Charles Keeping, w ...more
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