Sure enough, as Beowulf saidJust that very nightGrendel burst into the hallA truly loathsome sight! Beowulf’s men drew their swordsBut they fought in vainNo earthly blade, from blacksmith made ...

Beowulf emerged scorched and seared —but still no one did anything to preserve what remained. Icelandic Scholar Grimur Jonsson Thorkelin came to London after hearing about the manuscript by ...