The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning authorillustrator team In fifth-century Denmark a murderous monster stalks the night & only the great prince of the Geats has the strength & courage to defeat him Beowulf's terrifying quest to destroy Grendel the foul fiend a hideous sea-hag & a monstrous fire-dragon is the oldest surviving epic in British literature Artfully retold & magnificently illustrated this companion volume to Sir Gawain & the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership