The dragon (Beowulf) His Lair in "Beowulf"" that the fight between Beowulf and the dragon tends to receive less critical attention than other portions of the poem, commenting that "Grendel and his dam have, as it were, become more beloved of the commentators". Conversely, Kemp Malone writes in "The Kenning in "Beowulf"" that Beowulf's fight with the dragon receives much critical attention, but that commentators fail to note that "the dragon was no fighter. Not that it refused to fight when challenged, but that it did not seek out Beowulf or anyone else. It left Beowulf to do the seeking out". In his
The Kine Saga The Kine Saga The Kine Saga is a heroic fantasy trilogy written by British author A. R. Lloyd (Alan Richard Lloyd). It comprises "Kine" (also published as "Marshworld"), "Witchwood" and "Dragon Pond" (first published as "Dragonpond"), and chronicles the life of a wild least weasel named Kine. The name "Kine" comes from an Old English word for the weasel. The first novel, titled simply "Kine," was originally published in October 1982 by Hamlyn. It was republished by Arrow in 1990 as "Marshworld." The sequel, "Witchwood," first published by Muller in August 1989, was also republished by Arrow in 1990; the