Bookmarks : Start is at 1492 Another Celebration at Heorot : 4:44 Skip from 1686 to 1787 Beowulf returns home : 7:02 Skip from 1924 to 1963 The Dragon Wakes : 27:17 Skip from 2344 to 2417 Skip from 2425 to 2509 (Beowulf Attacks the Dragon) Beowulf's funeral : 54:45 Skip from 2936 to 2999 Welcome!
I don't know what I would do without this! I put the speed on 2 and got the whole book read in about an hour and a half! which is nice because I have a projects due on this in 4 days...
The monster fighting is seriously cool, but what surprised me is how fascinated I got by the incredibly vivid depiction of their society to the point where I was enjoying it more than the action. I adored the descriptions of the tribes, their relations, traditions, worries, feuds, it's an absolute jewel of historical record.
Totally enjoyed this. I love that the vocabulary was so accessible to a modern english speaker. It allowed me to appreciate the emotions and visualize the scenes so well. And also loved the reader's performance, just right in tone and dramatic feeling. Thank you for publsihing this video!! The
For anyone reading the version shown at the beginning of the video, the black cover with a sword, here are the moments the video skips and starts 14ish minutes in. There’s a few before this but, but here's most of them. 14:20 line 1963 25:05 line 2164 35:39 line 2417 36:14 line 2510 41:07 line 2631 41:35 line 2646 47:16 line 2743 49:05 line 2779 52:00 line 2830 52:25 line 2843 53:40 line 2873 56:58 line 2933 57:08 line 2999 1:00:43 line 3076
If you get frustrated by it skipping around, just put on English subtitles. Follow along with the subtitles and then just put it on however speed you want. That helped me in the end.
This helps a lot! Its a shame that some parts are different from my edition I'm reading but it's still helps a lot. Also, THIS STORY IS AMAZING!!! I LOVE IT!
Why are so many people listening to this while reading? Read first, then listen to review it if you are doing this for school. And stop complaining, you spineless cubs. This is one of the most epic stories ever written. Be glad you are reading this instead of the scarlet letter or other boring crap.
Since covid vaccines, I can listen to 13 minutes of this and hear words but not be able to build a picture of the story in my mind. It is like artificial intelligence is inside my head programming the responses but it lacks culture to build the picture of a story
I'm not sure why 2 people would use this comment feature for their toxic argument. First, even if "Sean Dafny" uses "black" vernacular, that doesn't make him (or her) black. And, "Marcus Segura" can have an avatar of Jesus holding a sheep, but that doesn't make him (or her) peace-loving. Both of you are internet trolls who have hijacked this comment area. A great poet of the 20th/21st century reads medieval literature and (so far) we get free access to the reading. I wish you could appreciate it
Dear, Person who is reading For future reference don't skip anything because it is just annoying for the person trying to read and listen at the same time. It then becomes a game of pause, catch up to where you start next (repeat). DX DX DX
The person reading this is dead. Just a Nobel prize winning author who translated this from Olde English most of us have no chance of deciphering but nevermind all that I'm sure you were inconvenienced terribly. Future reference though....
This is the comment section, which is a forum. I'm sure you know the meaning of "forum" is a public space often used for people to voice their opinions. You post something here, it becomes everyone's business. As long as it remains where people can see it, it's open season. You took that risk when you decided to post on the internet. Racist text in all caps is kind of hard to ignore, which reminds me, capslock can be found in the upper left of your keyboard, you may want to toggle it off.
Have so enjoyed this. Truly wish I hadn't scanned the comments as . . . I suppose to be expected . . . there is utter illiterate, yet even educated yet bitter comments in regard to a work that deserves neither. The negativism reflects the lack of education of youth as to the . . . very long long history of the world and men. Sad, that great works of age from the literary world can't be held off limits to the human political BS of today. "Anxiety and Gloom confused his brain". Sad.
Not interesed in this garbage language on your site of comments, People who can't exspress there dislikes in a cival langauge should be educated and learn to talk decently. Seamus Heaney has gone to rest and doesn't need this garbage thrown at him.
