The dragon (Beowulf) with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn", says that "Beowulf"s dragon acts like "the typical dragon of Old English proverbial lore" because he guards treasure. W. P. Ker criticized the inclusion of Beowulf's fight with the dragon and his subsequent death in the poem, writing "It is as if to the end of the "Odyssey" there had been added some later books telling in full of the old age of Odysseus, far from the sea, and his death at the hands of Telegonus". In "", J. R. R. Tolkien noted that the dragon and Grendel are "constantly
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