Hwaet!

By Olivia Bell

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 o... more

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How many episodes does Hwaet! have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.

Hwaet! episodes:

August 28, 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
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22min
July 16, 2022 Episode 8: Epic, bruv
What makes an epic epic? Plus: Anglo Saxons like it hot (or not), and a hashtag blessed translation
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27min
April 20, 2022 Episode 7: So, a monster walks into a bar....
Translation nerdery PLUS: Unferth gets salty, and an Anglo-Saxon's ABCs
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23min
March 01, 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
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15min
January 03, 2022 Episode 5: No weapons please
Beowulf comes before the king: PLUS, a question of faith, and a new year's greeting
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22min
September 22, 2021 Episode 4: To Heorot!
Beowulf leaves the beach: plus, why there's nothing wrong with failure, and lazy translators get a beating
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17min
August 31, 2021 Episode 3: The making of a hero
Beowulf arrives: plus, a catastrophic fire, a charred manuscript, and woodpeckers
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18min
August 21, 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
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19min
August 12, 2021 Hwaet! Episode 1
A time for stories
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17min

FAQs about Hwaet!:

How many episodes does Hwaet! have?

The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.