Benjamin Bagby - Beowulf
Benjamin Bagby - Beowulf
English subtitles (1h 38m) | DVD-rip | MPEG-4 video | AC-3 audio | 720x416 pixels | 850 MB
Sung in Old English | 2006, Benjamin Bagby, voice & anglo-saxon harp
English subtitles (1h 38m) | DVD-rip | MPEG-4 video | AC-3 audio | 720x416 pixels | 850 MB
Sung in Old English | 2006, Benjamin Bagby, voice & anglo-saxon harp
Benjamin Bagby’s legendary performance of the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf (part I) recorded live in Helsingborg, Sweden (January, 2006)
“…a vivid demonstration of what has been lost in the process of becoming modern… Bagby, using a brilliant array of dramatic and rhetorical techniques, made it a dazzling experience. His performances should be recorded and made required listening…” — The Washington Post
In this remarkable one-man tour de force, Bagby, accompanying himself on an Anglo-Saxon harp, delivers this gripping tale — in the original Old English — as it could have been experienced more than 1000 years ago. This is a performance which will speak to many: lovers of Beowulf and oral epic, early music enthusiasts, Tolkien fans, medievalists, and anyone searching for virtuoso storytelling, great theater, or a glimpse into the fascinating beginnings of the English language.
Early History of the Danes
Hrothgar Becomes King of the Danes
Grendel Attacks
Beowulf Hears of Grendel
Beowulf Comes to Herot
For those liking Sequentia I recommend to buy and watch the real DVD (comments in amazon.com).
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