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yah, but Old English is practically indecipherable if all you know is Modern English LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 23/12/2011 11:35:40 PM
I could read it a LITTLE when my German was stronger, but even then it was mostly guessing and just getting the "jist" of what they were saying :P

Most of the class was totally bugged out when our teacher audio-played the first few paragraphs from Beowulf in Old English. It was pretty damn funny.
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Beowulf, best English translation? - 23/12/2011 08:11:19 PM 933 Views
I'd say "best modern English" translation, since it was originally written in English. - 23/12/2011 08:58:19 PM 719 Views
yah, but Old English is practically indecipherable if all you know is Modern English - 23/12/2011 11:35:40 PM 810 Views
I don't know about it being THE BEST modern version - 24/12/2011 09:32:16 PM 892 Views
Seamus Heaney's version is supposed to be very good. - 25/12/2011 08:31:32 PM 609 Views
I second Heaney's translation. - 28/12/2011 01:04:38 AM 804 Views

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