Violence
StrongA monster kills sleeping warriors. Other selected passages describe blood covering a hall and the discovery and carrying of severed heads.
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Beowulf
Beowulf (; Old English: Bēowulf [ˈbeːo.wuɫf]) is an Old English poem, an epic in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines, contained in the Nowell Codex. The story is set in pagan Scandinavia in the 5th and 6th centuries.
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Parents Guide
Partially reviewedVersion covered
Exact catalog-linked Project Gutenberg ebook 981. Selected Gummere translation passages about Grendel's attacks, the bloodied hall, the severed head and drinking assessed; other passages, illustrations, adaptations and audio presentation excluded.
Alcohol, drugs & smoking
ModerateWarriors drink beer and ale at feasts; one speech is described as made while drunk with wine.
Frightening & intense themes
StrongRepeated night-time monster attacks cause deaths and prolonged fear. Survivors mourn companions and encounter disturbing remains.
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