What have they done to Beowulf, everyone's least favorite Old English epic about a hero's battles with a monster, the monster's mother and an annoying dragon who turns up 50 years later?

It seems unfair to call any iteration of the epic “Beowulf” derivative, because “Beowulf” pretty much started it all. The 3,182-line tale of a Scandinavian hero keeping the world safe from ...

Heroic faith replaces heroic action. Beowulf embodies what Tolkien calls “Northern courage,” which puts the “unyielding will” at the center of heroic narrative.

In his final battle, Beowulf faces a monstrous dragon threatening his kingdom. This legendary showdown marks the end of a ...

Beowulf, a young, valiant and strong hero, travels from his own land of the Geats (in what is now southwestern Sweden) to fight Grendel, a man-eating monster who terrorizes Heorot, ...

Viking hero Beowulf is played by Ray Winstone — or a pixilated version of him, anyway — in Robert Zemeckis' video-game version of the literary classic.

'Beowulf' Sexes Up, Dumbs Down An Epic. On adapting the role of the wife of Hrothgar, King of the Danes, to Willa — a wealthy woman living in the subdivision.

The weekend's boxoffice crown should be copped by an animated feature based on an Old English epic poem. Let that sink in for a second. Then know this is Robert Zemeckis' passion project "Beowulf ...

Beowulf lives up to its "M" rating, ... The story revolves around Beowulf, that arm-ripping, eye-gouging, dragon-pounding hero we all know and love.

Id: 038856 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3 Description. We will read Beowulf in translation, and discuss contemporary approaches to the poem. We will also study other Old English works such as Judith, ...

New translations of the “Aeneid,” “Beowulf” and other ancient stories challenge some of our modern-day ideas. By Talya Zax The “Aeneid,” Virgil’s epic about the founding of Rome by ...