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 ...

The British Library has the original manuscript of Beowulf that was published in the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. It is widely considered the best poem ever ...

We take a look at this Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey. Today we’re going to take a look at one particular Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey from way, way, way long ago ...

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, ...

Theatre MSU students (l-r), Nathan R. Cleveland of Dennis, Preslie A. Cowley of Cleveland, and Jonathan M. Tackett of Coldwater are pictured in the foreground at a “Beowulf” rehearsal on McComas ...

The great hero Beowulf, wrestling with the monster Grendel, split the sinews of his foe and snapped his arm off at the shoulder. Going up against the monster's mother, he slammed her to the earth, ...

Far off the beaten track on the windswept moors of England’s north-east, a disused quarry has been transformed into the mythical world of the Shieldlands. It’s the setting for one of the most ...