Tolkien himself struggled with the ancient text. Long before his writing of The Lord of the Rings, he attempted a translation of Beowulf from the Old English in which it was originally written.And ...

As an English Literature student, one of the first things I studied at university was the Old English epic poem Beowulf.If you’re not familiar, the protagonist, Beowulf, is a hero who slays the ...

Monstrous! Old English classic Beowulf gets slapped with trigger warning as university dons fear students may be distressed to read about monsters ...

The Old English text has seen so many translations, it's hard to keep track, and that's relying on one written version of an oral tradition with numerous variations.

The Medieval Institute and Medieval Institute Publications were involved with the publication of Old English Newsletter 29, no. 1 (Fall 1995) through 39, no. 2 (2006), and OEN Subsidia volumes 13 ...

Today's episode features interviews with two authors who are very invested in the English language. First, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Hana Videen about her new book, The Wordhord, which ...

With a starry cast including Jeff Bridges, Bryan Cranston and Dave Bautista, writer-director Robert D. Krzykowski is counting on old-school movie magic from The Jim Henson Co. to turn Beowulf’s ...

KS2 English. Beowulf - Part 2. The Anglo-Saxon story of Beowulf told in 3 short animated episodes for KS2 pupils. Beowulf has defeated Grendel, but now he must fight with the monster's mother. BBC ...