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Beowulf and the Dragon
with Dr Sam Newtonat Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo (map)
We begin with a resumé of the story so far before examining how the first dragon of English literature is awakened by a burglary. Angered by the theft of a single gold cup, the dragon wreaks his vengeance on the neighbouring Geats, now ruled by old king Beowulf. The scene is thus set for Beowulf’s last battle. We shall consider the history of the dragon’s treasure and the elegy known as ‘The Lay of the Last Survivor’. We shall also elucidate the historic traditions of the wars with Swedes and Franks woven into the narrative which foreshadow further tragedy for Beowulf’s bereft people.
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| 10.00 | Coffee on arrival | ||
| 10.15 | The Awakening of the Dragon | ||
| 11.15 | Coffee | ||
| 11.30 | The Old King’s Last Battle | ||
| 12.30 | Lunch break | ||
| 14:00 | The Wars with the Swedes and Franks | ||
| 15:00 | Tea break | ||
| 15:15 | The Hero’s Last Rites | ||
| 16:15 | Close |
Sam Newton was awarded his Ph.D in 1991 and his first book, The Origins of Beowulf and the pre-Viking Kingdom of East Anglia, was published in 1993. He is a Director of Wuffing Education as well as a media consultant in Early Medieval Studies and Time Team historian. His latest book, The Reckoning of King Rædwald, was published in 2003.
Alexander, M. (tr.), The Earliest English Poems (Penguin Classics 1966)
-------------------- (tr.), Beowulf (Penguin Classics 1973)
Bjork, R.E., & J.D.Niles (eds), A Beowulf Handbook (Nebraska University 1997, 1998)
Fulk, R. (ed.), Interpretations of Beowulf: A Critical Anthology (Indiana University 1991)
Garmonsway, G., & J.Simpson, Beowulf and Its Analogues (Dent 1968, 1980)
Heaney, S. (tr.), Beowulf (Faber & Faber 1999)
Mitchell, B., & F.Robinson, A Guide to Old English (Blackwell 1986)
Mitchell, B., & F.Robinson (eds), Beowulf (Blackwell 1998)
Orchard, A., Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters of the Beowulf Manuscript (Brewer 1995)
Orchard, A., A Critical Companion to Beowulf (Brewer 2003)
Newton, S., The Origins of Beowulf and the pre-Viking Kingdom of East Anglia (Brewer 1993, 1994)
Swanton, M. (ed. & tr.), Beowulf (Manchester 1978)
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Wuffing Education,
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