124. Beowulf. How a legend was saved from the fire. - Listen - The

124. Beowulf. How a legend was saved from the fire.

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If a modest librarian had not pulled the sole manuscript of the Old English poem, Beowulf from the fire, we might never have had J.R.R. Tolkein's Lord of the Rings. You have probably heard of Beowulf, but never have read the poem. Introduce yourself to this legend saved from a burning archive on the Burning Archive podcast. More details of all my content and free weekly newsletter are at theburningarchive.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeff-rich4/message

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