Beowulf

2017-10-12T13:39:24-06:00

Beowulf THE FIRST HERO IN ENGLISH LITERATURE Brief This is one of my early bronzes that depicts Beowulf. The first line of Beowulf in Old English is “Hwæt! We Gar-Dena in gear-dagum, þeod-cyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!” which was traditionally translated as, [...]

Gargoyles

2017-10-12T13:45:28-06:00

Gargoyles THE NAME COMES FROM A DRAGON-SLAYING LEGEND Brief When gargoyles began appearing on churches throughout Europe in the 13th century, they served as decorative water spouts, engineered to preserve stone walls by diverting the flow of rainwater outward from rooftops. This function, technically speaking, distinguishes gargoyles from [...]

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