124. Beowulf. How a legend was saved from the fire.

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124. Beowulf. How a legend was saved from the fire.

Jeff Rich

Nov 03, 2023

If a modest librarian had not pulled the sole manuscript of the Old English poem, Beowulf from the fire, we might never have had J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings. You have probably heard of Beowulf, but never have read the poem. Introduce yourself to this legend saved from a burning archive on the Burning Archive podcast.

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