Beowulf, Mead & Music

Date
Thu February 9th 2023, 8:00 - 10:00pm
Event Sponsor
Department of English
Location
Terrace Room
450 Jane Stanford Way, Bldg 460, Room 426

A three-part series: come join us for an evening of live harp accompaniment, complimentary mead, and the reading of Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf!

January 26: Lines 1-1250

The Mystical Qualities of Mead (by Max Ashton) • Old English Reading with Live Harp Accompaniment • Complimentary Mead from Heidrun Meadery (Must be 21+) • Reading of Beowulf's Battle Against Grendel from Seamus Heaney's Translation of Beowulf • Free Copy of Beowulf • Space Limited: Pre-Registration Required!

February 9: Lines 1251-2199
All About Mead Halls (by Johnathan Quick) • Old English Reading with Live Harp Accompaniment • Complimentary Mead from Heidun Meadery (Must be 21+ • Reading of Beowulf's Battle Against Grendel's Mother from Seamus Heaney's Translation of Beowulf • Free Copy of Beowulf • Space Limited: Pre- Registration Required!

February 23: Lines 2200-3182
On Medieval Music (by Elaine Treharne) • Old English Reading with Live Harp Accompaniment • Complimentary Mead from Heidun Meadery (Must be 21+) • Reading of Beowulf's Battle Against the Dragon & Death from Seamus Heaney's Translation of Beowulf • Free Copy of Beowulf • Space Limited: Pre-Registration Required!