Hwaet!

Episode 9: Sutton Hoo

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:59:37 GMT

Live episode from the most famous of burial grounds: plus, Grendel strikes the hall, and Hwaet's first special guest

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Sat, 16 Jul 2022 23:13:13 GMT

What makes an epic epic? Plus: Anglo Saxons like it hot (or not), and a hashtag blessed translation

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Wed, 20 Apr 2022 22:35:34 GMT

Translation nerdery PLUS: Unferth gets salty, and an Anglo-Saxon's ABCs

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Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:40:26 GMT

Beowulf appears to be a poem glorifying war - but is that all it is? PLUS: Where Hereot got its name, a thorny problem, and Hrothgar goes off on one

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Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:50:44 GMT

Beowulf comes before the king: PLUS, a question of faith, and a new year's greeting

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Wed, 22 Sep 2021 22:13:18 GMT

Beowulf leaves the beach: plus, why there's nothing wrong with failure, and lazy translators get a beating

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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 20:00:47 GMT

Beowulf arrives: plus, a catastrophic fire, a charred manuscript, and woodpeckers

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Sat, 21 Aug 2021 20:05:43 GMT

The monster Grendel arrives: plus, kennings, oral tradition, and how bards became too clever for their own good

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Thu, 12 Aug 2021 23:28:32 GMT

A time for stories

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