"Beowulf"

     Oh Beowulf, may no high schooler who ever had the misfortune of reading you forget the cruel fate imposed upon them.  But it isn't really Beowulf's fault.  It is just that the writing is so convoluted and difficult to understand that in a matter of 3 or 4 verses, one is so far into a comatose state that there may never be a chance of revival.  The author is unknown, and may he or she thank the gods because surely there would have been an army of ruthless high school juniors who would have slain him or her.
     The origins of this epic poem are known to be Old English. The story goes something like this.  Beowulf (a brave warrior of Geats) fights off three persons: Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and a Dragon.  That's really it.  I wish I could say there was more, but its 3000+ lines of poetry are dedicated mostly to describing the battles.  Again, it's not that it is a bad read, it is just a really tough one.  Poor poor Beowulf, ye never stood a chance.

I give it 2 out of 5 Wildes.