Sure enough, as Beowulf saidJust that very nightGrendel burst into the hallA truly loathsome sight! Beowulf’s men drew their swordsBut they fought in vainNo earthly blade, from blacksmith made ...

Ensure you watch the Beowulf episodes to assess suitability before sharing with your group. Hrothgar - King of the Danes - announces he is to build a new mead hall where his people can come ...

A previously-unknown poem by CS Lewis, in which he finds inspiration in whisky, warm blankets and the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, has been discovered. The Chronicles of Narnia author wrote the 12 ...

Mary and Irina open Medieval Beginnings, their new series of Close Readings podcasts, with Beowulf, a tale of monsters and heroes that is also a complex collection of interwoven stories about war and ...

He offers rewards for the death of Grendel (Crispin Glover), so Beowulf (Ray Winstone), a great and boastful Geat warrior, arrives with his thanes. Beowulf sets aside his armor and awaits the monster.

The animal motifs on the helmet, as well as other artifacts found at Sutton Hoo, have led archaeologists to link the burial with the epic poem "Beowulf," an Old English tale that connects East ...