Aaron Andrews‘ depiction of Beowulf’s fateful final battle is chock full cool details, like snow on the mountaintop, a treasure chamber, and lovely mushrooms. Be sure to check out the full gallery on Brickshelf.
(Yes, that’s right, the post title is indeed in Old English. :-D It’s a quote from lines 2890-2891 that says “A warrior will sooner die than live a life of shame.”)
We had to read part of Beowulf in Middle English and Old English, it was annoying.
Further proving that the public education system is pointless. Have I ever used it? No. Have I ever needed Beowulf? Also no.
But nice Lego mountain. :)
No point to Beowulf!?! Only the fact that it is the oldest recorded epic in the language you are currently speaking! Not to mention it’s a sweet story. I would keep an eye on your Lego Vikings while you are sleeping tonight.
No need for Beowulf? Phooey! It’s an awesome story, I guess I wasn’t forced to read it though ;) Cheers Andrew, & awesome quote
Cool! You guys read it in the original? You’re lucky to have such a good educational system.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Alright, so it’s Jabberwocky, not Beowulf. It all sounds the same ;-)
Seriously, awesome mountain! Very cool.
DarkSpawn might be right, I think it was because I was forced to read it by a terrible teacher.
But I wasn’t forced to read 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 and those are some of the worst written book ever. I never made it past page 11 of 1984 because it’s just TERRIBLE and I kept falling asleep. Fahrenheit 451 I read the whole book, sure the message of censorship is important, but these famous writers aren’t good at writing!
And Old English is nothing like modern English, and I have never needed to read in Old English. :-p
I hated my French class in High School because we were not taught properly. Since then I have taken a class in Old English in University and Beowulf is nowhere close to a good starting point. Unless you were already learning Latin or German then I don’t see the point in having to read the original. If you don’t like the original by all means grab a translation, it is still worth a look!
We can all agree this is an awesome lego creation.