Index of Link Material

Here are some of the things you can find out about in Beowulf for Beginners. This list will help you know where to look. Most of the information is in the Link Pages.

Anglo-Saxon halls

Anglo-Saxon poetry

1. Sounds in Anglo-Saxon Poetry
2. How it was performed

Armour and weapons

Beowulf manuscript

Beowulf's voyage (map)

Blood-feuds

1. Blood-feuds-what they are.
2. How to stop blood-feuds

Boasting

Books

Coming of the Anglo-Saxons to Britain

Dragons

fame

Feasts

Jewellery

Language

Laws

Money

Place names

1. Places called after tribes
2. Places called after dragons
3. mere in place names

Readings in Anglo-Saxon

1. The fight with Grendel
2. Grendel's mother attacks
3. The fight at the mere
4. Wealtheow speaking

Religion

Riddles

Runes

Ships

Slavery - master

Sutton Hoo ship burial

Sword Names - Hrunting

Tribes in Beowulf

1. Map of tribes in Beowulf
2. Swedes
3. Franks
4. Frisians
5. Hetware
6. Danes
7. Geats