5 Translations, Beowulf from Tolkien to our times

Comparing a passage of Old English read aloud with 5 excellent translations.

Reading aloud Old English: 0:00-8:55
William Morris's Translation: 8:55-12:52
J.R.R. Tolkien's Translation: 12:52-15:44
Burton Raffel's Translation: 15:44-17:33
Seamus Heaney's Translation 17:33-19:25
Maria Headley's Translation 19:25-23:15

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