Monthly Archives: September 2025

Apart from the narrator, three voices have the last say about the death of Beowulf.  Wiglaf is still trying to revive the old king with water a third time when the other ten warriors come back, probably drawn by the … Continue reading →

The worst part of Beowulf’s neck wound turns out to be a serpent-like poison that immediately makes the wound burn and swell.  Beowulf knows that death is only a matter of minutes; he sits down by the wall so that … Continue reading →