More than a thousand years ago, Anglo-Saxon,"Old English,"was the main language of Britain.

Not Shakespeare's language (that's Modern English), not Chaucer's (that's Middle English);  Old English.  Almost impossible for most of us to read now, its literature must have been rich and sophisticated. But only a few pieces have survived--and one is the thoughtful, stirring, brawling, book-length poem, Beowulf.

Mike Walton will discuss

Beowulf and his translation at

The Neat Little Bookshop

29 Talbot Street West, Cayuga

Thursday, February 21, at 1 p.m.

It's informal.  All welcome.