read to me...

photo: jeremy dyer

last night we started reading Beowulf, a scandinavian epic poem. jeremy read to me and at first i had a hard time getting into it. it's just so out of our everyday speech. then the pictures started to become clearer for me as the words became puzzles and visual vignettes. here are some of my favorites...

treasure seat
swan road
night-sea
sea-brutes
fate goes ever as fate must*
banquet at the bottom of the sea
night shapes came stealing forth under the cloud-murk

*fate in old english "wyrd". how nice is that?

photo: jeremy dyer
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10 comments:

  1. LianeAugust 30, 2010 at 6:54 PM

    i love this post.

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  2. monkeysalwayslookAugust 30, 2010 at 6:55 PM

    Wow those photos are AMAZING!!!

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  3. mathyld ▲under the pyramids▲August 30, 2010 at 7:33 PM

    Hello dearest !
    I tried to read it in English but ... Wow, too hard !
    I loved some of it with passion, though.

    And I adore J's photographs.

    x x x
    -m-

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  4. anabela / fieldguidedAugust 31, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    I think Beowulf is quite unpopular, but one of my favourite memories of my medieval studies degree was reading it in Old English!

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  5. jessica/miniature rhinoAugust 31, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    thanks all! i was afraid i'd sound pretentious, but j is danish and uses Scandinavian mythology as an inspiration to his work. we also saw (don't laugh) 13th warrior the other night and that made us pick up Beowulf... anabela- i can't believe you can read in old english! amazing...

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  6. mathyld ▲under the pyramids▲September 1, 2010 at 8:27 PM

    WTF ?! J is Danish ?

    Also, I always wanted to see that film !!! I thought the plot was pretty perfect but wasn't so sure about the actors so I never watched it in the end ... How did you like it ?

    I'm such a sucker for Northern Myths ... My bro and I watched "Valhalla Rising" the other day ... OH MY GOD. Watch it if you haven't yet.
    And listen some Wagner while reading "Beowulf" !

    x x x
    -m-

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  7. jessica/miniature rhinoSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:54 PM

    well, he's of Danish decent, hence the big red beard. he's not a national or anything, but yes he is and very proud of his ancestry...

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  8. jessica/miniature rhinoSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    oh, and it's a good movie. kinda cheesy sometimes, but what hollywood movie isn't. lots of similarities to beowulf though.

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  9. Nicomi Nix TurnerSeptember 2, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    Wow. These are beautiful! How are you handling the language in it or has it been revised?

    Love the photos~

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  10. Ed ArnaudSeptember 26, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    Aske is one of my favorite photos by Jeremy. I'm Jeremy's friend and frequently visit his blog and I also love visiting your blog. Beautiful images and interesting posts. And it's cool to get a glimpse of Jeremy from time to time. Thank you!

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