Friday, July 01, 2005

Source Material for 'Boneswulf' Storyline

(Author's Note)

The currently developing storyline, taking place in and around the ruins of World Trade Center in New York City was in part inspired by great epic Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf.

As revealed in the post title Tribunal...Part 1, the current foe is an incarnation of Grendel, one of the main foes that Beowulf vanquishes in the poem named after him.

I would like to encourage anyone with any interest in epic poetry and heroic tales to take a look at the original story themselves. This is a link to a great site that provides a translation by Dr. David Breeden and some pretty cool illustrations as well. Please visit the site and look around for yourselves:

http://www.lnstar.com/literature/beowulf/

I hope you enjoy both the original and my own re-interpretation of that great saga.