Beowulf Illustrations I II
The illustrations were executed in charcoal and red chalks. I liked the idea of using natural materials that would have been available to the people during the time the poem was written. The colours red and black I had come across frequently in my research, and I thought them very appropriate for a dark and often quite bloody story.
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Dragontail |
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Beowulf (the helmet is based on the helmets found in burials at Vendel and Valsgärde, Sweden, dating from the early Viking-period, late 6th and early 7th century AD) |
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The Barrow |
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The silver cup (this drawing was inspired by a cup from the Viking-Age found at Jelling, Denmark, 10th century AD) |
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The thief and the dragon |
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The dragon awakes |
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The dragon attacks |
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Beowulf's shield (the design of the shield was inspired by the shield found in the Anglo Saxon ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, UK, early 7th century AD) |
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Battling the waves |
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The warriors set out |
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Bow and arrow (the latter image was not used in the book) |
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Carrionbird |
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The gallows (not used in book) |
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Beowulf addresses the warriors |
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The challenge |
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The dragon approaches |
