Beowulf was wrong!

Well, at least our translations have all been wrong.

Of course, to quote John Ford's best movie, "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

From an academic point of view, of course, it matters, but from a literary point of view, I'm not sure the "legend," or bad translation, isn't the way to go.

(Also, let me repeat my recommendation to see Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage if it makes its way to your area.)

Beowulf was wrong!

Well, at least our translations have all been wrong.

Of course, to quote John Ford's best movie, "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

From an academic point of view, of course, it matters, but from a literary point of view, I'm not sure the "legend," or bad translation, isn't the way to go.

(Also, let me repeat my recommendation to see Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage if it makes its way to your area.)

Mid-week Amazon Deals: White Christmas, Hobbit, Toys, T-Fal, more!

(Monday deals include Coen Brothers movies, Sons of Anarchy, World War Z, Marvel flicks, and more. Tuesday's include Twilight, kitchen stuff, James Bond books, The Three Stooges, and more.)

If you're an Android user, the Free App of the Day is Beyond Ynth, which I've greatly enjoyed for the iOS.

White Christmas is $8 (60% off) on DVD.

The Extended Edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on Blu-Ray/3D/DVD/Digital is $29.99 (45% off). I'll avoid my usual snarky comments about Tolkien and Jackson because I think I've said it all plenty of times.

In digital video, you can buy indie horror flick Jug Face for $1.99, which actually makes it cheaper to buy than to rent (it's also free to watch if you have Amazon Prime).

In toys, if you've got a Barbie person in your life, the Barbie Glam Vacation House is $22.90 (43% off, and $16 below others after shipping).

There's a 40% off sale on a bunch of ALEX toys, as well as an Angry Birds sale that (in spite of the "up to 50%" in the name) hits 67% off on a bunch of items (notably the AB Star Wars stuff).

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Mid-week Amazon Deals: White Christmas, Hobbit, Toys, T-Fal, more!

(Monday deals include Coen Brothers movies, Sons of Anarchy, World War Z, Marvel flicks, and more. Tuesday's include Twilight, kitchen stuff, James Bond books, The Three Stooges, and more.)

If you're an Android user, the Free App of the Day is Beyond Ynth, which I've greatly enjoyed for the iOS.

White Christmas is $8 (60% off) on DVD.

The Extended Edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on Blu-Ray/3D/DVD/Digital is $29.99 (45% off). I'll avoid my usual snarky comments about Tolkien and Jackson because I think I've said it all plenty of times.

In digital video, you can buy indie horror flick Jug Face for $1.99, which actually makes it cheaper to buy than to rent (it's also free to watch if you have Amazon Prime).

In toys, if you've got a Barbie person in your life, the Barbie Glam Vacation House is $22.90 (43% off, and $16 below others after shipping).

There's a 40% off sale on a bunch of ALEX toys, as well as an Angry Birds sale that (in spite of the "up to 50%" in the name) hits 67% off on a bunch of items (notably the AB Star Wars stuff).

Finally, in kitchen stuff, the bonus Deal of the Day is on the Silver T-fal C798SC64 Ultimate Stainless Steel Copper-Bottom Multi-Layer Base 12-Piece Cookware Set, marked down to $78.99 (47% off, and $33 below anyone else after shipping). I prefer Calphalon to T-Fal, but it's still a nice set at a good price.