Artfully retold by Nicky Raven and accompanied by illustrations by John Howe, this ancient tale has warrior heroes to fire the spirit and merciless monsters to make the blood run cold.
This book is part of a book series called Collector's Classics .
There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Templar Publishing .
John Howe is a renowned fantasy artist and is best known for his work based on J. R. R. Tolkien's worlds. He worked alongside Alan Lee as a concept artist on Peter Jackson's film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings. Nicky Raven is an adapter and author of children's books. He lives in the United Kingdom.
This book contains the following story:
Beowulf
For 12 years, an ogre named Grendel has menaced King Hrothgar, raiding his mead-hall and killing his men. Beowulf, a young warrior from neighbouring Geatland, comes to the king's aid, bringing with him 14 of his men. Beowulf and the Geats bed down in the mead-hall to wait for Grendel and in the ensuing battle, the monster is mortally wounded. The following day Grendel's mother comes to avenge her son, but Beowulf persues and kills her.