Beowulf Socks Are Written in Anglo-Saxon

By John Farrier in Art & Design, Crafts on Jan 29, 2011 at 3:20 pm

These socks by The Sanguin Gryphon contain untranslated passages of the 8th Century poem Beowulf:

Thus begins the immortal tale of the hero Beowulf, the bard summoning the attention of his audience. And so begin these socks, which give the text of the first page of the surviving manuscript, a copy dating to around 1000 CE. The writing flows from one sock to the other, so that you may read it uninterrupted.

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  1. Mr. Awesome
    Jan 29th, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    Now that is a useless and unentertaining product.

  2. Kalel
    Jan 29th, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    Strange things are afoot.

  3. ted
    Jan 31st, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    Was it written by Ankle Saxons?

  4. M Connelly
    Feb 1st, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    So, I actually have to make them myself? All they sell is the pattern and yarn!


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