Historical background to the Anglo-Saxon epic. By Ben Levick.

Links to literary and historical resources on the period, with particular emphasis on Beowulf.

11th century Anglo-Saxon glossary from MS Brussels, RL 1650.

News, previews, and ordering information on the Beowulf project, a three part, full-colour miniseries which faithfully adapts the classic saga.

Parody of the epic, by Rathflaed DuNoir.

Kevin S. Kiernan's bibliography, at the Electronic Beowulf project.

By Dr. Christopher Johnson of Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.

GIF image showing southern Sweden and Denmark.

SparkNotes Online Study Guide. Plot summary and analysis by Amanda Davis, with discussion forum.

ClassicNotes. Summary and analysis written by Harvard students. Includes a biography, message board, and background information.

A place to begin researching this classic work. Includes a summary of the work, links, and a search engine just for the book.

By Beowulf translator Roy M. Liuzza.

Contains summaries and analyses of the poem as a whole and of each individual section. Appropriate for term paper research or test preparation.

Comphrensive plot summary and analysis of Beowulf written by Harvard students and/or English Ph.D. candidates.

Brief discussion of Grendel, by John Champlin Gardner.

Crib notes including plot summary, themes and dramatis personae.

Summary of the plot, hyperlinked to related entries and resources.

Online help facility for the image-based CD-ROM edition of the manuscript.

Picture by Ralph Terry.

Discussion of the book by John Champlin Gardner on Ian York's website.