Beowulf
Illustrated
by Kody Chamberlain
A fearsome
shadow looms over Hrothgar's kingdom: The godless monster Grendel
stalks the land in the dark of night and slaughters all he meets.
Grendel kills the king's most fearsome warriors in a single bite,
and devours their bodies before returning to his dank lair in
the marshes. For a dozen years, no man has been able to stop his
terrifying attacks.
Until Beowulf.
A warrior
hero from across the sea, Beowulf is determined to defeat the
beast and earn everlasting fame. But even if he succeeds, he'll
have to face an even more horrible creature living in the marsh,
one who is smarter, bigger, and more dangerous than Grendel-the
monster's mother.
Written
more than a thousand years ago, Beowulf is the first epic work
in English. A timeless tale of heroism in the face of a wild and
unknowable evil, the story of Beowulf has been the inspiration
for many other tales from J.R.R. Tolkien to modern fantastic films.
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