How long does it take to read Beowulf?
Burton Raffel
Beowulf by Burton Raffel takes about 2 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 45 minutes
An evening's read
First published 2008. 150 pages, about 41,250 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 43 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Epic poetry, English (Old), Monsters, Poetry, Dragons, Beowulf
