Here are some places to go for further information about Beowulf:
Video on Norse mythology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIwvYuL2PMA
Help for reading Beowulf http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/beowulf/
Audio recordings of Beowulf read in Old English http://faculty.virginia.edu/OldEnglish/Beowulf.Readings/Grendel.html
One of the most important archaelogical sites for Anglo-Saxon culture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Hoo
Article about a facinating recent discovery of Anglo-Saxon treasure http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/24/anglo-saxon-treasure-hoard-gold-staffordshire-metal-detector
On the influence of Beowulf on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/668917/the_influence_of_old_english_literature.html?cat=37
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