TED-Ed

Beowulf's three bloodiest battles - Iseult Gillespie (2025x27)

Udgivelsesdato: Apr 03, 2025

An epic written in Old English, “Beowulf” is known for its haunting monsters, dream-like language, and paranoid perspective, where violent threats are always waiting on the fringes of society. The action follows Beowulf, a prince of Geats, who travels to aid a kingdom in freeing itself from a monster’s reign of terror. Why is this poem considered a classic? Iseult Gillespie traces the hero’s tale. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Raghav Arumugam, Jagriti Khirwar.