King Hrothgar's hall is under attack by Grendel, a gruesome monster. Can the great hero Beowulf defeat the monster and save Hrothgar's hall? Can he face a challenge by Grendel's mother and defeat a dragon? Read this famed legend of Old English literature in abridged form. Each page features a short sentence in the original Old English and a modern translation. Suitable for early readers and anyone curious about what Old English looked like.