‘Beowulf’wields mighty sword for Esquire channel By David Wiegand , Assistant Managing Editor, Arts and Entertainment Updated Jan 19, 2016 1:01 p.m. Ed Speleers as Slean in “Beowulf.” ...

There's a vitally important word in the epic tale of Beowulf and, according to Maria Dahvana Headley, it's been translated incorrectly for a very long time. The word is aglæca/æglæca — no one ...

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 ...

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?

The first comic based on Beowulf, called "Beowulf: Dragon Slayer," in 1975, for instance, illustrates Grendel's mother as a weak, wolf-like humanoid. She doesn't even get to battle Beowulf.

A kingdom is assaulted by a monster and a hero sweeps in with his army to defend the realm. Not the premise of a new Netflix fantasy series. Instead, a plot synopsis of the Old English epic Beowulf.