Beowulf has defeated Grendel but now he must battle another monster - Grendel's mother. Ensure you watch the Beowulf episodes to assess suitability before sharing with your group. The Danes and ...

Sure enough, as Beowulf saidJust that very nightGrendel burst into the hallA truly loathsome sight! Beowulf’s men drew their swordsBut they fought in vainNo earthly blade, from blacksmith made ...

Tolkien, who was a professor of Anglo-Saxon English, completed his own translation of Beowulf in 1926. Irish poet Seamus Heaney's 1999 translation became a bestseller, and children's author ...