The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon, or The Beginnings by Rudyard Kipling - Fireside Poetry

The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon was originally published in a different form as The Beginnings. It is a poem by the British writer Rudyard Kipling. Here it is read by James from By The Fireside. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)[1] was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He was born in India, which inspired much of his work. Listen to classic (and out of copyright) stories and poems by a roaring fire with By The Fireside on Youtube. Cozy stuff. Follow us on Twitter: