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Hwaet We Gardena

November 18th, 2009 | Posted by Aosher in Ephemera

This article on the difficulties involved in translating Beowulf from old to modern English is fascinating. It’s lengthy, but well worth reading to the end.

Hwaet We Gardena

If you would like to post your responses to the challenges on pages two and four, please use the comments below.

H/t Megan McArdle

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