Beowulf Month: Why Beowulf is Awesome!

So, you’re intrigued in this whole Beowulf Month thing, but you’re not ready to dive in.

Here’s why you should read the poem and participate in the month:

1. Beowulf is Awesome
2. No Less than Three Epic Fights
3. Monsters
4. Demons
5. Sea Creatures
6. Gold/Treasure
7. Magic
8. Heavy Christian Imagery
9. Judeo-Christian Language Throughout
10. Heroic AND Tragic
11. Dark Fantasy
12. A Short Read (4-5 hours tops)
13. Plenty of Free Versions Available
14. Tensions Between Christianity and Pagan cultures in Beowulf are relevant today!
15. The “Big Idea” of the poem is exactly where we are today!
16. Reading it is fun!
17. Reading it counts as literature!

I know there’s more reasons. Help me out Beowulf fans (or should I say aficionados?). Why should someone read Beowulf?

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