Wealtheow
Her Telling of Beowulf

I was fortunate enough to pick up a copy of this while in Nashville at a Vanderbilt bookstore. Having a degree in Medieval studies I was curious to find such an ambitious retelling of the epic that had consumed nearly 7 years of my life. I found Ms. Crownover's tale to be very well thought out and qu......more

"Ancient legend from the perspective of a woman character" is basically my favorite kind of book. They're my popcorn. "I was a princess in an arranged marriage." YEEEEES! "It was up to me to oversee the cooking and weaving in the castle." YOU GO GIRL! You organize those feasts!!!! "The men in my lif......more

3.4 stars I sort of liked this book. It was an interesting story and a retelling of a classic with some more humanization of the characters, which epic tales tend to lack. It definetely makes the story a little easier to get through. The one thing Ithat got me about this book though is that it diverg......more

My review may be a little biased because my friend Ashley wrote this retelling of Beowulf from a female perspective. That being said, it was a great read! I didn't like Beowulf in high school (file it under the category of books we had to read that are actually really good, but the English class req......more

I love the story of Beowulf. Wealtheow is written from the perspective of the King Hrothgar's queen. Her story shares the victories and frustrations of the Danish kingdom before Grendel's merciless attacks on the great hall, Heorot. We learn more about Grendel and his mother, Ginnar, and how they ca......more