Christopher Kreuzer wrote:
> "Jamie Armstrong" <J.D.Armstrong.DeleteThis@durham.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Halion wrote:
>>> On 26 Dec 2007, 20:19, Paul S. Person
>>> <psper....DeleteThis@ix.netscom.com.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> PJ shows a celebratory feast in Edoras that comes
>>>> right out of /HOME/ and was not in /LOTR/ at all.
>>> Where in /HOME/ is such a feast described?
>> HoME 8: The War of the Ring, Book Five begun and abandoned:
>
> <snip>
>
>> There is, however, no drinking contest <g>
>>
>> I assume this is what Paul was referring to?
>
> Good find. Though to be fair to the film-makers, they could say they were
> doing a bog-standard "Northern Germanic culture" drinking hall scene. Maybe
> Larry or others can fill us in on how accurately the film portrayed this.
>
Its pretty fair, I'd say:
"Day after day he [Grendel] heard the din of merry-making
inside the hall, and the sound of the harp
and the bard's clear song.
....
"Then, under cover of night, Grendel came
to Hrothgar's lofty hall to see how the Ring-Danes
were disposed after drinking ale all evening;
and he found there a band of brave warriors
well-feasted, fast asleep, dead to worldly sorrow,
man's sad destiny."
(Beowulf, trans. Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Also
"Aelwine said (and he spoke bravely);
'Think of all the times we boasted
at the mead-bench, heroes in the hall
predicting our own bravery in battle."
(The Battle of Maldon, trans. Kevin Crossley-Holland)
That gives me an impression of exuberant and raucous young men trying to
outdo one another.
> And talking of Anglo-Saxon or Danish culture being portrayed on film, has
> anyoen see Beowulf yet? Do change the thread title if you have, or start a
> new one. Actually, I'll do that now.
>
Haven't seen it.
Jamie
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