Epic poem · 1913

The Story of Beowulf (Kirtlan)

Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose

by Beowulf Poet

Translated by Ernest J. B. Kirtlan (1913)

Kirtlan tells the story in plain modern English prose, following the Old English closely but without any attempt at verse or archaism.

Contents · 43 parts

• I. The Prelude3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter I4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter II4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter III3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter IV2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter V3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter VI2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter VII1 paragraph
• The Story, Chapter VIII3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter IX3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter X1 paragraph
• The Story, Chapter XI2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XII1 paragraph
• The Story, Chapter XIII3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XIV3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XV2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XVI2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XVII3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XVIII3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XIX3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XX2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXI3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXII3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXIII4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXIV2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXV3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXVI4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXVII3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXVIII2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXIX2 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXI4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXII4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXIII6 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXIV4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXV5 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXVI3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXVII3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXVIII7 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XXXIX4 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XL1 paragraph
• The Story, Chapter XLI3 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XLII6 paragraphs
• The Story, Chapter XLIII3 paragraphs

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