Long before J.R.R. Tolkien published The Lord of the Rings in the 1950s and The Hobbit in the 1930s, the author had an academic career that heavily influenced the writing of his epic fantasy. As a ...

If you’ve been grumbling lately that Hollywood doesn’t make enough semi-animated Middle Ages epics featuring monsters who drool in 3-D, “Beowulf” just might be the movie for you. Grendel, a horrific ...

It might not seem like it, but making “Beowulf” into a movie is a daunting task. When taken from its Old English, “Beowulf” takes the literal translation, story that ought not to be adapted for screen ...

One of the oldest, longest and most influential works in the history of Old English will soon be experienced through the eyes of one of the world’s most beloved fantasy authors. J.R.R. Tolkien’s ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The name "Beowulf" alone surely will inspire painful memories of high-school English classes. Never fear. This 3D animated Beowulf is ...

There are masterpieces that you know you should read but don't really want to sit down and study. "Beowulf," an Old English text that has tormented generations of students, is one of them. Thankfully, ...

Over a thousand years ago, a writer (or writers) penned an epic poem about a warrior named Beowulf who must defeat an evil monster (the story is replete with power struggles, lots of killing and, yes, ...

It's a staple of English literature courses, an Old English epic poem so dramatic it has even spawned a computer-animated action fantasy film. Yet academics have slapped a ‘trigger warning’ on Beowulf ...

Beowulf: Return to the Shadowlands' just dropped on Netflix, and it's a worthy fantasy binge for fans of 'Game of Thrones.' ...