The gripping adventures of the great warrior Beowulf spring to life in a masterfully retold version woven of simple prose that children will fully understand and delight in. Indeed, readers of every age will thrill to the courageous feats of one of literature's legendary heroes, including Beowulf's epicbattles withdragons and the horrible ogre, Grendel.Offering both a glimpse of Scandinavian life in the sixth century, and a spellbinding taleof battlesand bravery, thiscarefully renderededition is the perfect way to experience one of the great epics of the English language in a highly readable format that stays true to the original."