Beowulf
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Beowulf is an Old English epic poem that recounts the heroic deeds of its eponymous warrior as he battles monsters and a dragon, and is considered one of the most important works of early English literature.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beowulf canonical | 43 |
| Beowulf manuscript | 2 |
| Beowulf (for the novel "Grendel") | 1 |
| Beowulf (legendary hero) | 1 |
| Beowulf (manuscript commonly dated around 1000 CE) | 1 |
| Beowulf Manuscript | 1 |
| Beowulf section | 1 |
| Beowulf: A New Translation | 1 |
| Bēowulf | 1 |
| Old English epic poem "Beowulf" | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English epic poem
ⓘ
heroic poem ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
films
ⓘ
graphic novels ⓘ novels ⓘ operas ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early 11th century ⓘ |
| approximateLineCount | 3182 lines ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
Scandinavians
ⓘ
surface form:
Danes
Geats ⓘ Swedes ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| authorship | anonymous ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
Beowulf vs Grendel
ⓘ
Beowulf vs Grendel's mother ⓘ Beowulf vs the dragon ⓘ |
| compositionDate | between 8th and early 11th century ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
battle with Grendel in Heorot
ⓘ
battle with Grendel's mother in her mere ⓘ final battle with the dragon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
earliest surviving epic poem in English
ⓘ
one of the most important works of early English literature ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Grendel
ⓘ
Grendel's mother ⓘ Hrothgar ⓘ the dragon ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Scandinavians
ⓘ
surface form:
the Danes
the Geats ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
heroic epic ⓘ |
| historicalElements | references to Scandinavian kings and tribes ⓘ |
| influenced |
J. R. R. Tolkien
ⓘ
modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| length | over 3000 lines ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Old English literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Beowulf self-link ⓘ |
| manuscript | Nowell Codex ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | British Library ⓘ |
| manuscriptShelfmark | Cotton Vitellius A XV ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | three main battles ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Denmark
ⓘ
Geatland ⓘ |
| protagonist | Beowulf self-link ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian narrator with pagan setting ⓘ |
| setting | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| theme |
fate
ⓘ
generosity and gift-giving ⓘ good vs evil ⓘ heroism ⓘ kinship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ mortality ⓘ reputation ⓘ the heroic code ⓘ |
| verseForm | alliterative verse ⓘ |
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beowulf manuscript
this entity surface form:
Beowulf: A New Translation
this entity surface form:
Old English epic poem "Beowulf"
this entity surface form:
Beowulf (manuscript commonly dated around 1000 CE)
subject surface form:
Geats
subject surface form:
Geats
this entity surface form:
Beowulf Manuscript
this entity surface form:
Beowulf manuscript
this entity surface form:
Beowulf section
this entity surface form:
Bēowulf
this entity surface form:
Beowulf (for the novel "Grendel")