Speaking of grudges: out there in the dark, one waited. He listened, holding himself hard to home, but he’d been lonely too long, brotherless, sludge-stranded. Now he heard and endured the din of drinkers. Their poetry poisoned his peace. Every night, turmoil: raucous laughter from Heorot, howling of harps, squawking of scops. Headley, Maria Dahvana.… Read more Grendel
Category: First Project Fall 2021
Kill Your Iago
By Grace Avery Everyone loves a good scheme, a quick look at popular television is enough to see that. Entire franchises are built on plots, manipulate and the deception of others. Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Crown, Peaky Blinders, You, The Great, and even shows like Supernatural and Scooby Doo dramatize manipulation into an… Read more Kill Your Iago
Project 1 Christian Heroism
Christian Heroism in Medieval Texts Throughout multiple medieval texts, we can notice the prevalent theme of heroism. To begin, we need to define what characteristics being heroic falls under. To be heroic means to be brave, noble or a hero/heroine. Why does Medieval Literature consistently include heroism as a major theme within its texts? A… Read more Project 1 Christian Heroism
New vs. Old Translation Beowulf (Word Clouds)
Hello and welcome to my first project for fall 2021! For this project, I decided I wanted to look closely at the specific words used in Beowulf and see if there were any big differences in the language with an old versus new translation aside from the “Bro” vs “Lo” that we’ve talked about before.… Read more New vs. Old Translation Beowulf (Word Clouds)
Loneliness in The Wife’s Lament, The Wanderer, & Beowulf
There are a few obvious themes that are represented in the poems The Wife’s Lament and The Wanderer by Aaron K. Hostetter. The first theme that I noticed was the theme of isolation/loneliness. Isolation is one of the fundamental themes of literature. It’s a state of loneliness in which you can feel cut off and… Read more Loneliness in The Wife’s Lament, The Wanderer, & Beowulf
Beowulf in Three Monologues
For my unessay, I chose to perform three pieces of text from Beowulf as monologues. I also chose to record a video explaining my choices! The link to the youtube playlist is below! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA-taKQCzlRMCIEgvQML6plcrix8ub7dz
Beowulf Grammar Lesson (High School)
The Assignment This activity involves the entire classroom, the class will be split up into a number of equally sized groups. Each person will be assigned a section of the novel. Please keep your section to yourself as telling other classmates will ruin the surprise later. Once you’ve received your section, you will work on… Read more Beowulf Grammar Lesson (High School)
Beowulf: Life Coach
For my unessay, I imagined a world in which Beowulf took to the internet to impart his wisdom on unsuspecting masses, as a life coach. What better way to draw vulnerable populations to him! To advertise himself and attempt to gather new clientele, I designed the beginnings of Beowulf’s Life Coach website. After viewing around… Read more Beowulf: Life Coach
The Mysterious Bisclavret and His King (a potential manga adaptation – unessay 1)
The Mysterious Bisclavret and His King Prologue There once was a beautiful man who lived a happy life. None know his name, so we shall call him Bisclavret, the French name for “werewolf.” He was a knight and lord, well loved by the kingdom and his wife. This kingdom had problems, like most kingdoms, but… Read more The Mysterious Bisclavret and His King (a potential manga adaptation – unessay 1)
The Truth of Medieval Knights
Growing up, my favorite film to watch was The Sword In The Stone. I rewatched the film so many times that I made my own medieval knights costume (with my mom’s help of course) and would go trick or treating as a knight for many halloweens. Stories and movies about medieval knights have always fascinated… Read more The Truth of Medieval Knights