He offers rewards for the death of Grendel (Crispin Glover), so Beowulf (Ray Winstone), a great and boastful Geat warrior, arrives with his thanes. Beowulf sets aside his armor and awaits the monster.

In response, Beowulf organizes a party to kill the beast ... much like how the Gorgon Medusa was specifically named in Greek myths. In the Norse Völsung Cycle, a series of myths and legends ...