Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley is $2.99 on
Amazon.com
This is a critically-acclaimed modern translation of Beowulf.
Here's the beginning:
Quote:
Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings! In the old
days,
everyone knew what men were: brave, bold, glory-bound. Only
stories now, but I’ll sound the Spear-Danes’ song, hoarded for
hungry times.
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