Beowulf Sung in Old English
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by Richard Poe Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:20 pm Eastern Time |
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IN THE videos below, Benjamin Bagby, an American-born professor of medieval music at the Sorbonne University in Paris, recites and sings Beowulf in Old English, while strumming the Anglo-Saxon harp. Pure genius.
Beowulf – Opening Lines
Beowulf – The Telling of an Old Tale
Beowulf – Grendel’s Ambush
Beowulf – Battle
