Beowulf returns to Heorot where he is hailed by Hrothgar who gives him land and many other honors. Finally, an aged Beowulf, who has become king of the Geats, confronts a third enemy—a dragon.

What have they done to "Beowulf," everyone's least favourite Old English epic about a hero's battles with a monster, the monster's mother and an annoying dragon that turns up 50 years later?

Many years later, when Beowulf has succeeded Hrothgar as king, his land is threatened by a dragon. Now Beowulf must vanquish one last monster. And this time, it’s personal.

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KS2 English. Beowulf - Part 2. The Anglo-Saxon story of Beowulf told in 3 short animated episodes for KS2 pupils. Resources to support study of Beowulf. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach.

KS2 English. Beowulf - Part 2. The Anglo-Saxon story of Beowulf told in 3 short animated episodes for KS2 pupils. Beowulf arrives in Denmark to fight the monster, Grendel. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach.

The name used to mean little to those who weren't studying Anglo-Saxon literature. But now Beowulf is big box-office. As a new film about the macho monster-slayer opens, Paul Vallely looks for the ...

In the case of [J. R. R.] Tolkien, for example, who studied Beowulf for 40 years — he was working on a translation for a very long time and obviously he's brilliant — but he really received ...

Beowulf tells of a young warrior, Beowulf (Ray Winstone), who emerges out of a raging storm in a Viking ship to rescue a Danish kingdom ruled by old King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins) and his ...