How long does it take to read Beowulf?
Beowulf by Anonymous takes about 2 hours 51 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 51 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1877. 155 pages, about 42,625 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 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 33 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
An Old English epic poem about a hero of the Geats as he battles three monstrous foes.
Subjects: hero, epic poem, Old English, poetry, dragon, Anglo-Saxon
