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Beowulf and the dragon
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J. R. Skelton
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Die Königin reicht Beowulf das Methorn
By
Johannes Gehrts (1855–1921)
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贝奥武甫

貝奧武甫
Bèi'àowǔfǔ
proper noun #13,775

Meanings

  1. 1 Beowulf (Old English epic poem and its hero)

About Beowulf

文学人物 fictional character

Hero of the Old English epic poem named after him, the best-known poem in Old English. He kills the monster Grendel and its mother, and dies as an old king fighting a dragon.

Examples

HSK 7-9
贝奥武甫是英国文学最古老的史诗。
Bèi'àowǔfǔ shì Yīngguó wénxué zuì gǔlǎo de shǐshī.
Beowulf is the oldest epic poem in English literature.

Tips

usage
Chinese writes his name two ways: 贝奥武甫, the title of 冯象's 1992 translation of the poem, and 贝奥武夫. Both endings suit a hero: 武夫 means 'warrior', and 甫 was an old term of praise for a man, as in the poet 杜甫.

Stroke Order

贝 bèi
奥 ào
武 wǔ
甫 fǔ