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T H E L E G E N D O F B E O W U L F

Ucenik: Filip Danic , Razred: VII2 Skola: OS ,,Jovan Popovic”

Summery
The Epic poem “Beowulf” is the oldest remaining work of Anglo-Saxon literature. The poem was made by an
unknown author and is very famous thought the world. The plot is placed between the VIII and XI century. Totaling
in over 3,000 lines it is notable for it’s length. It is a tale of a great and noble hero Beowulf who travels great

distances to prove his strength at impossible odds against demons and beasts. The poem was written in Old English
and it is the most important representative of the Old Anglo-Saxon literature today. It has risen to Epic Status in
England. The poem is so popular that it inspired the making of many films. The most popular one is named after the
great hero and the poem itself and is called ,,Beowulf”, the film was made in 2007.

The original manuscript of this epic poem has survived many wars, fires and attempts of the Catholic Church to
destroy it. “Scars” of these events can be seen on the original book itself. Today it is safely guarded in a library in
London. In the poem there are many mythological beasts, such as Grendel and the unnamed Dragon. There are

some historical facts that follow this story but it is still purely fantasy. The story of this great warrior, who will be
named King later ends tragically during his last battle against the unnamed Dragon. The last parts of the poet tell us
more about his funeral and how much his people loved him. This old and epic work of art has inspired many artists,

film makers and singers (composers). This work was made using on-line resources, especially with the adaptation
from the Old English version by Dr. David Breeden. Key Words: Beowulf, Grendel, Poem and Hero

Rezime
Epska pesma “Beowulf” je najstariji ocuvani rad stare Anglo-Saksonske literature. Pesmu je napravio nepoznati

autor i ona je veoma poznata sirom sveta. Radnja se odvija izmedu VIII i XI veka. Sa vise od 3,000 redova, zapazljiva
je po svojoj duzini. To je ustvari prica o velikom i plemenitom junaku Beowulfu koji prelazi velike razdaljine da bi
pokazao svoju snagu i pored nemogusich izgleda protiv demona i zveri. Pesma je napisana u Staro Engleskom Jeziku

i najvazniji je predstavnik stare Anglo-Saksonske literature danas. Dobila je status Epike u Britaniji. Toliko je
popularna da je inspirisala stvaranje mnogih filmova. Najpopularniji koji nosi ime junaka i same pesme naziva se:
“Beowulf” i napravljen je 2007 godine. Originalni tekst ove epske pesme je preziveo mnoge ratove, pozare i
pokusaje Katolicke Crkve da ga unisti. “Oziljci” ovih dogadaja se mogu videti i na samoj knjizi. Danas je na

bezbednom u biblioteci u Londonu. U pesmi susrecu se mnoge mitoloske zveri kao sto su Grendel i neimenovani
zmaj. Postoje I neke istorijske cinjenice u ovj prici, ali ona ipak ostaje cista fikcija. Prica o velikom heroju, koji ce
posle dobiti status Kralja zavrsava se tragicno tokom njegove zadnje bitke sa zmajem. Zadnji delovi pesme nam

govore o njegovoj sahrani i o tome koliko su ga njegovi ljudi voleli. Ovo staro i epicno umetnicko delo je inspirisalo
mnoge slikare, rezisere i pevace (kompozitore). Ovaj rad je napravljen uz pomoc on-line resorsa pogotvo uz
adptaciju sa Staro Engleske verzije koju je napravio Dr. David Breeden. Kljucne reci: Beowulf, Grendel, Pesma i
Heroj.