Examinations of the date of Beowulf have tremendous significance for Anglo-Saxon culture in general.

IntroductionBeowulf and Language History - R D FulkGermanic Legend, Scribal Errors, and Cultural Change - Leonard NeidorfNames in Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon England - Tom ShippeyThe Limits of Conservative Composition in Old English Poetry - Megan E. HartmanThe Date of Composition of Beowulf and the Evidence of Metrical Evolution - Thomas A. BredehoftBeowulf and the Containment of Scyld in the West Saxon Royal Genealogy - Dennis CronanHistory and Fiction in the Frisian Raid - Frederick M. Biggs'Give the People What They Want': Historiography and Rhetorical History of the Dating of Beowulf Controversy - Michael D. C Drout'Give the People What They Want': Historiography and Rhetorical History of the Dating of Beowulf Controversy - Emily Bowman'Give the People What They Want': Historiography and Rhetorical History of the Dating of Beowulf Controversy - Phoebe BoydA Note on the Other Heorot - Joseph HarrisBeowulf and Conversion History - Thomas D HillMaterial Monsters and Semantic Shifts - Rafael J. PascualScandals in Toronto: Kaluza's Law and Transliteration Errors - George ClarkAfterword: Beowulf and Everything Else - Allen J. Frantzen