List of artistic depictions of Beowulf

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Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. Its creation dates to between the 8th[1] and the 11th century, the only surviving manuscript dating to circa 1010.[2] At 3182 lines, it is notable for its length. It has risen to national epic status in England.[3]

Beowulf has been adapted a number of times in cinema, on the stage, and in books .

Cinema and television adaptations and references

Literature

Novels

Graphic novels

M J Weller's Beowulf Cartoon, (Writers Forum/Visual Associations, 2004)

Music

David Woodard appears as both Beowulf and Grendel in the stage production Exploding Beowulf (Berlin, 2010)

Opera and theatre

Comics

Board games

Video games

Notes

  1. Tolkien, J.R.R. (1958). Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics. London: Oxford University Press. p. 127.
  2. Kiernan, Kevin S. (1997). Beowulf and the Beowulf Manuscript. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-08412-8.
  3. The Question of genre in bylini and Beowulf by Shannon Meyerhoff, 2006.
  4. IMDB
  5. Walter Quinn (2007-11-23). "Beowulf' movie takes poetic license -- and then some -- from the original text". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  6. Duane Dudek (2007-11-16). "The Real Beowulf". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  7. John V. Fleming (2007-11-29). "Good Grief, Grendel". The New Republic. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  8. A Beowulf Handbook - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  9. "Whose Song Is Sung". Home.tiac.net. 2000-10-01. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  10. "Books : Fragile Things". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  11. "Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo". LoveReading4Kids. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  12. "Beowulf: a graphic novel - at". Garethhinds.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  13. "Beowulf: The Graphic Novel | Scholastic.com". Content.scholastic.com. 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  14. "Kid Beowulf". Kid Beowulf. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  15. "View Data". Antarctic-press.com. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  16. "MARILLION lyrics - Grendel". Oldielyrics.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  17. "The lament for Beowulf, op. 25, for chorus of mixed voices and orchestra. Text from the Anglo-Saxon epic, (Musical score, 1925) [WorldCat.org]". Worldcatlibraries.org. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  18. http://www.tloneditions.com/Ezequiel_Vinao_Beowulf_Scylds_Burial.html
  19. http://www.craton.net/music/beowulf
  20. "beowulf". Davemalloy.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  21. http://www.heartoffguard.co.uk/biographies.htm
  22. Gardner, John. "Grendel". NPR article. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  23. Mangan, Timothy (June 9, 2006). "Opera: 'Grendel' is a monster of a show". The Orange County Register.
  24. "BEOWULF: The Rock Opera at Irish Repertory Theatre October 7 - November 27, 2005/09/06". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  25. http://www.moremud.com
  26. Henk Aertsen, “Beowulf”, in A Dictionary of Medieval Heroes: Characters in Medieval Narrative Traditions and Their Afterlife in Literature, Theatre and the Visual Arts, edited by Willem P. Gerritsen and Anthony G. Van Melle translated from the Dutch by Tanis Guest, 54–59 (Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, 2000). ISBN 0-85115-780-7. P. 59.
  27. "Beowulf". Victor Davies. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  28. "Bob the Angry Flower: Rothgar". Stephen Notley. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  29. "Beowulf 01 by David Hutchison". WOWIO. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  30. http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=5282
  31. http://www.thecomic.com/thecomic/beowulf.htm
  32. "Dr. K's Guide to British Literature". Doctor-k100.blogspot.com. 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  33. "Toon Zone - Comics - Animaniacs - Issue #49". Comics.toonzone.net. 1999-04-14. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  34. Archived October 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  35. Beowulf: The Legend, official page at Fantasy Flight Games.
  36. Geddes, Ryan (2007-11-15). "Beowulf Game Canceled - PlayStation 3 News at IGN". Uk.ps3.ign.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  37. "Beowulf - Available Now on DVD and HD DVD". Beowulfgame.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  38. Beowulf. "Grendel's Cave Home". Grendelscave.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  39. "ファイアーエムブレムミュージアム −キャラクター紹介−". Nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
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