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 ...

That's what Beowulf always was. An epic poem made to be shouted over the howls of mead-drunk Spear-Danes as they toast the fallen and lovingly punch each other to sleep. It is thousand-year-old ...

Into the epic trance you go. Your mind’s eye blinks and opens, and here come the images and the moods: the granitic dignity of the cliff-top sentinel who challenges Beowulf and his gang of Geats ...

New translations of the “Aeneid,” “Beowulf” and other ancient stories challenge some of our modern-day ideas. By Talya Zax The “Aeneid,” Virgil’s epic about the founding of Rome by ...

Compared to some other adaptations of the epic, including Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf(released only two years later), Butler's take on the character has been largely forgotten. But now, 20 years ...

Beowulf is about a legendary warrior who goes ... of Netflix when she played Claire Underwood in House of Cards. The epic poem has many supporting characters that were played by the actors ...

the epic saga of Beowulf; the comic stylings of Terry Pratchett's Discworld; and the twentieth century nihilism of Bret Easton Ellis. No, you're right. One of these things is not like the others.

Her new adaptation is told from the... Beowulf In The Suburbs? 'The Mere Wife' Is An Epic Retelling There's a vitally important word in the epic tale of Beowulf and, according to Maria Dahvana ...