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"Beowulf" by Kat Huber

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Beowulf by Kat Huber

Beowulf. An inherited title and position among her people, she is the first female to ever hold the rank, as well as a very successful warrior. The weapon she carries is the traditional weapon carried by the warriors of her people. She was borne of a warping of the Beowulf story, and I really don't remember exactly HOW it came about, save a late night thought of 'What if the Grendel had had Beowulf instead of the norsemen?'

Date	Name	Comment
15 Aug 2001	Shaun Mckeand	Loading... 1st comment (with which some people seem to be obsessed). You've got a keen eye for proportions, this one is flawless with a great sense of movement. Now don't get me wrong I love the concept style (overworking is my biggest of many failings) but why don't you elaborate more, your work truly deserves it. BTW where did the Grendel myth originate. Kat Huber replies: "The Grendel myth is an old Norse story."
20 Dec 2001	Kat Huber	Loading... For those of you curious as to the story, try http://www.chivalry.com/blackbard/poetry/beowulf.html or oyur local library.
7 May 2002	Daniel	Loading... Actually the story of Beowulf and Grendel isn't Norse at all; it's English. Ancient English, of course - over a thousand years ago, so we wouldn't recognise it as our own language. Some would call it "Anglo-Saxon" to save confusion. Mind you, it's not set in England; Beowulf himself is a Geat, from somewhere in Sweden, I think, and he goes to rescue the Danes from Grendel and his mother. As an old man, having become king of the Geats, he saves his own people from a dragon, but at the cost of his life - which (the poet hints) is bad news for the people who were depending on his protection. Kat Huber replies: "It is not Anglo-Saxon, it's Saxon. The first RECORDED version of the story is indeed in Old English. However even then the author admits he is retelling an older oral saga. My further looking into the story suggests a Germanic root, and the Saxons and the Norse were cousins, decended from said Germanic roots."