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Marie de France, Collab 1
Beowulf Collab, Day 3
Reflection 3 – Beowulf’s Fated End
The lead-up to the dragon fight is very clear about the fact that Beowulf will die. It’s not a dramatic twist or surprise or anything of the sort. This story ends with that plain acknowledgment: Beowulf dies. All men die. But to be less dramatic for a moment, how do we know Beowulf is going… Read more Reflection 3 – Beowulf’s Fated End
Reflection 2 – Biblical Snake Divination
Page 63: “A Geat drew his bow and struck a slithering one. […] they examined its entrails, awed and aggrieved.” I’m going out on a limb, perhaps, but I assume that a ‘slithering one’ is a snake. And the second bit of that quote made me think of the practice of divination via entrails, so… Read more Reflection 2 – Biblical Snake Divination
Reflection 1 – Grendel is Jealous
I think Grendel’s jealousy is the source of his anger. On page seven, we learn of the songs sung in Heorot. Specifically, lines such as “the Almighty made Earth for us” and “fens full of creatures for our feasting, mere to quench our thirst.” Later down on this same page, we read, “He’d been […]… Read more Reflection 1 – Grendel is Jealous