Roy Michael Liuzza is an American scholar of Old English literature. Since 2014, he has served as the Angus Cameron Professor of Old English at the University of Toronto. He has previously held positions at the University of Tennessee, Tulane University, and Ohio State University. Liuzza is a former editor of the now discontinued Old English Newsletter. In 1999, he published a translation of Beowulf which was well-received by scholars, with John Niles praising the translation for being "easily accessible to new admirers." Below is an excerpt from his translation.