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In 2005, Gerard Butler starred in the underrated fantasy adventure Beowulf & Grendel, which is now streaming for free on Tubi.
The Epic Enigma of Beowulf: Riddling the Grendel Episode, A Performance Posted by Kylie Owens for International Congress on Medieval Studies Chris Vinsonhaler brings the gift of the bard to create a ...
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 ...
A medieval sword with rare gold-copper symbols was discovered by construction workers in the Netherlands, according to officials. It is now on display at a Dutch museum.
First, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Hana Videen about her new book, The Wordhord, which collects words and phrases from Old English – like Beowulf – to examine and understand life during ...
Meets: MWF 11:15 - 12:05 The popularity of George RR Martin's fantasy saga A Song of Ice and Fire and its Emmy-winning HBO adaptation Game of Thrones shows us that major themes from medieval stories ...
From animated classics like 'Sleeping Beauty' to tours through Feudal Japan in 'Rashomon' and more, here is Entertainment Weekly's ranking of the 25 best medieval movies of all time.
Having heard that a naked Angelina Jolie plays Grendel's beast-mom, you've guessed that the semi-animated 3-D Beowulf is not a totally faithful rendition of the 3,138-line epic poem you struggled ...
The new book “El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary” delves into the truths and misunderstandings about the legendary knight.