Grade 7: Reading Beowulf

We studied the epic story of Perseus and discovered what makes an epic and an epic hero.  We are going to begin reading Beowulf.  This story comes from an Anglo-Saxon poem, which was probably written sometime between the years 700 and 800 A.D  The Anglo-Saxon people began to settle in Britain around 450 A.D. They came from Europe, mainly from the countries we now call Germany and Denmark.  Beowulf is written in an Anglo-Saxon Language (sometimes called Old English), but the the story does not take place in England at all. It is about some of the ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons, tribes who lived in countries that are now called Denmark and Sweden.

• Click here to see Beowulf in its original form. Can you read it?
• Resources for the study of Beowulf  
• Shmoop-Beowulf
• Beowulf in hypertext 

Do you want to know more about the famous epic?  Click here to go to an interactive site to read more about Beowulf.

Click here to watch a video why you SHOULD read Beowulf!

Click here for a Glossary of Beowulf 

Click here to learn more about topics and different sections of the story.

Click here to view some of the things you can find out about in Beowulf for Beginners. This list will help you know where to look.


Click here to watch a summary of Beowulf