'Tis better to die than to live in shame. The oldest existing story written in Old English, "Beowulf" is the classic tale of courage and honor. In the Great Hall of Hrothgar, King of the Danes, the warrior Beowulf, son of a Swedish King, wages battle with the monster Grendel. The introduction contains a short history of the English language and a description of Anglo-Saxon culture.
- ISBN10 1583964681
- ISBN13 9781583964682
- Publish Date 1 July 2002
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Blue Unicorn Editions
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 156
- Language English