Mary and Irina open Medieval Beginnings, their new series of Close Readings podcasts, with Beowulf, a tale of monsters and heroes that is also a complex collection of interwoven stories about war and ...

Chris Vinsonhaler brings the gift of the bard to create a new approach to this ancient Old English poem about heroes and monsters in this 90-minute bardic performance in Modern English. Awarded a ...

He has also directed the Medieval Studies and Comparative Literature programs, teaching traditional epics—ancient, medieval and modern—from around the world. “Recovering Germans: Teutonic Origins and ...

Beowulf's helmet in the poem is described as ... The Sutton Hoo discovery shows that the "Dark Ages" of early medieval Europe were a vibrant time.