# Beowulf

by [Anonymous](https://localbooks.app/authors/anonymous)

- Genres: [Poésie narrative](https://localbooks.app/genres/poetry/narrative-poetry), [Fantasy épique](https://localbooks.app/genres/fantasy/epic-fantasy)
- Set in: [Lejre, Sjælland, Danemark](https://localbooks.app/places/dk/zealand/lejre); [Suède](https://localbooks.app/places/se)
- Audience: Adult

## Description

The monster Grendel has been raiding the Danish king's mead-hall for twelve years when a young warrior named Beowulf crosses the sea from Geatland to fight him bare-handed. Grendel's mother comes next, and decades later, an old King Beowulf faces a dragon.

## Where to buy

- [Standard Ebooks (ebook)](https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/anonymous/beowulf/john-lesslie-hall)

Read a free sample: https://localbooks.app/books/beowulf/read/1 (46 chapters, 26137 words)

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