Hwaet!

Olivia Bell
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Welcome to Hwaet! - the podcast that literally nobody was asking for but, in 2021, the year that just keeps on giving, here it is for you now: all 3,182 alliterative lines of Beowulf, recited in the original Anglo Saxon, with (very) crude translation and historical notes by your ill-educated but extremely passionate guide, Olivia Bell. Let's begin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. 28/08/2022

    Episode 9: Sutton Hoo

    Live episode from the most famous of burial grounds: plus, Grendel strikes the hall, and Hwaet's first special guest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min

  2. 16/07/2022

    Episode 8: Epic, bruv

    What makes an epic epic? Plus: Anglo Saxons like it hot (or not), and a hashtag blessed translation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min

  3. 20/04/2022

    Episode 7: So, a monster walks into a bar....

    Translation nerdery PLUS: Unferth gets salty, and an Anglo-Saxon's ABCs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

  4. 01/03/2022

    Episode 6: A War on Wars

    Beowulf appears to be a poem glorifying war - but is that all it is? PLUS: Where Hereot got its name, a thorny problem, and Hrothgar goes off on one Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    14 min

  5. 03/01/2022

    Episode 5: No weapons please

    Beowulf comes before the king: PLUS, a question of faith, and a new year's greeting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    21 min
  6. Episode 4: To Heorot!

    22/09/2021

    Episode 4: To Heorot!

    Beowulf leaves the beach: plus, why there's nothing wrong with failure, and lazy translators get a beating Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  7. Episode 3: The making of a hero

    31/08/2021

    Episode 3: The making of a hero

    Beowulf arrives: plus, a catastrophic fire, a charred manuscript, and woodpeckers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min

  8. 21/08/2021

    Episode 2: Something wicked this way comes

    The monster Grendel arrives: plus, kennings, oral tradition, and how bards became too clever for their own good Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min
  9. Hwaet! Episode 1

    12/08/2021

    Hwaet! Episode 1

    A time for stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    16 min
  • 9 Episodes

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About

Welcome to Hwaet! - the podcast that literally nobody was asking for but, in 2021, the year that just keeps on giving, here it is for you now: all 3,182 alliterative lines of Beowulf, recited in the original Anglo Saxon, with (very) crude translation and historical notes by your ill-educated but extremely passionate guide, Olivia Bell. Let's begin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Olivia Bell
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Olivia Bell
  • Show Website
    Hwaet!