tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781995839246169257.post8042722395246163950..comments2024-03-28T10:27:02.032-07:00Comments on The Renaissance Troll: Released Today!joe5mchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13381588340232280771noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781995839246169257.post-47638378567735698822014-05-26T09:43:57.182-07:002014-05-26T09:43:57.182-07:00I'm pretty sure the new Beowulf is a prose tra...I'm pretty sure the new Beowulf is a prose translation, not verse. That said, he never intended it for publication so it might not be as smooth as his completed works. I'll let you know when I know! joe5mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381588340232280771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781995839246169257.post-71833825703990501872014-05-25T15:45:17.811-07:002014-05-25T15:45:17.811-07:00I'd certainly be interested in an easier read,...I'd certainly be interested in an easier read, as I am interested in the stories of the sagas, but find endless poetic prose, a pain to read, especially when it doesn't rhyme... if it doesn't rhyme, I fail to see the point of this writing style! If this book, is in narrative version, in the same writing style of say Silmarillion, then I can manage that...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781995839246169257.post-20090156786814822392014-05-22T14:18:14.073-07:002014-05-22T14:18:14.073-07:00I have Tolkien's translation of the Pearl whic...I have Tolkien's translation of the Pearl which is a great translation and I'm sure this one will be too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04802420094217299660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781995839246169257.post-8974195323069259382014-05-22T07:04:22.056-07:002014-05-22T07:04:22.056-07:00Well, there is no getting around the fact that Beo...Well, there is no getting around the fact that Beowulf is one long poem! That said, most of it is narrative and most of the story moves along pretty well. If you are interested in Sigurd, there are versions of the Volsunga Saga that are easier to read.<br /><br />Or - if you are interested in both stories, might I suggest Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George by yours truly, which contains easy-to-read versions of both stories!joe5mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381588340232280771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781995839246169257.post-81759010508212847382014-05-22T04:17:11.367-07:002014-05-22T04:17:11.367-07:00I am curious about this... I was bought Legend of ...I am curious about this... I was bought Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun as a birthday prezzie by my wife but returned it to the store, as 'unreadable'... I am not one for endless poetry...Scottswargaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581220877007982139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781995839246169257.post-15913106607911817732014-05-22T03:41:38.384-07:002014-05-22T03:41:38.384-07:00I'd forgotten this was coming out, thanks for ...I'd forgotten this was coming out, thanks for the reminder!Barkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389368754759452544noreply@blogger.com