Beowulf Author:Burton Raffel (Translator) The epic poemBeowulf is the earliest extant poem in a modern European language? reflecting a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory, life and death. Its beauty, power, and artistry have kept it alive for more than thirteen centuries.
The great Classic story from the time the Germans and English spoke the same language. It is the start of both literatures, even though it is about a "swedish" Geat king and warrior.