Tom Holland's Beowulf

Beowulf endures as one of the most powerful expressions of myth, memory, and mortal reckoning—a poem forged in a twilight world where monsters stalk the moors and glory is won at the edge of a sword. In this unique volume, acclaimed historianTom Holland takes up the poem with his pen at the ready.

Holland’s handwritten annotations—witty, insightful, and viciously funny—are reproduced here in exact facsimile. They range from editorial glosses and contextual asides to impassioned arguments, st...