Beowulf

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Although in essence Beowulf and the tales are considered legendary rather than fact, historians generally accept the characters described by the poem are based upon genuine 6th Century Scandinavian royalty and warriors - and the Anglo-Saxons and subsequent 8th/9th Century Viking raids upon Britain form part of the History National Curriculum at KS2; thus this book supports cross-curricular learning too. TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AND AVOID BEING CHARGED, YOU MUST CANCEL BEFORE THE END OF THE FREE TRIAL PERIOD. This award is given every year by Action for Children’s Arts to a “children’s arts practitioner” whose lifetime’s work has delighted children and will stand the test of time. King Hrothgar of Denmark, a descendant of the great king Shield Sheafson, enjoys a prosperous and successful reign.

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The story then moves 50 years forward to Beowulf, now the elderly king of the Geats himself, taking on a fire-breathing dragon in his own kingdom awoken from slumber through a servant stealing a golden goblet from him.He won the 1995 Whitbread Children's Book Award for The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the 1996 Nestle Smarties Book Prize for The Butterfly Lion, and the 2000 Children's Book Award for Kensuke's Kingdom. When there is danger in Her e ot , Beowulf (Prince of the G eats ) set s o f f to save the day from the villainous monsters.

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Years later a vicious dragon is awakened after someone does something really stupid, (*warning: never steal gold from a sleeping dragon) and Beowulf must save his own people from the dragon's venomous fire. Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership"--Publisher description. Beowulf, a prince of Geatland, hears of the Danes’ suffering and gains permission from his king to sail to their assistance. I enjoyed reading something different and a different style of writing, it’s just not my favourite genre.I missed the real message of the story of Beowulf in high school because I was so lost in the language. The Anglo-Saxon story of Beowulf is told in three short animations, covering his battles with the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother. They go on to create a number of varied written outcomes using the text as a starting point including recounts, formal letters, dialogue, descriptions, obituaries and writing their own epic, heroic narrative using various poetic devices. It uses different dialects of Old English for the spelling and has many different linguistic styles. The language itself is a joy to read aloud and Morpugo captured the spirit of the tale of Beowulf beautifully and in a way that was appreciated by my wide range of listeners.

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You can read the Beowulf poem together as a class and discuss your initial thoughts, then your students can complete the question and answers section independently. In the ensuing battle, both dragon and Beowulf suffer mortal blows, leaving Beowulf's loyal young servant Wiglaf to dispose of the dragon's body and plunder, and carry out Beowulf's final wishes.My favour ite char ac ter is king H rothgar because he was kind to Beowulf and give s him gold and he was a good friend to Beowulf . In fifth-century Denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. Michael's books have been translated into many languages including Chinese, Bulgarian and Hungarian, Hebrew and Japanese.