a long poem in Old English, probably written in the 8th century. It tells how the hero Beowulf kills two monsters and finally dies killing a third. It was the first major European poem that was not written in Latin or Greek. 一首古老的古诗,可能写于八世纪。它讲述了英雄Beowulf如何杀死两个怪物,最后死于杀死第三个怪物。这是第一部不是用拉丁文或希腊文写的欧洲主要诗歌。