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Beowulf
Beowulf , but modern scholars agree in naming it after the hero whose life is its subject." of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.It survives in a single...

is an Old English epic poem.

Beowulf may also refer to:
  • Beowulf (hero)
    Beowulf (hero)
    Beowulf is a legendary Geatish hero and later turned king in the epic poem named after him, one of the oldest surviving pieces of literature in the English language.-Etymology and origins of the character:...

    , the main character of the poem
  • Beowulf (1999 film)
    Beowulf (1999 film)
    Beowulf is a 1999 film loosely based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf. Unlike most film adaptations of the poem, this version is a science-fiction/fantasy film that, according to one film critic, "takes place in a post-apocalyptic, techno-feudal future that owes more to Mad Max than Beowulf."...

    , a film starring Christopher Lambert
  • Beowulf (2007 film)
    Beowulf (2007 film)
    Beowulf is a 2007 American animated fantasy film written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary inspired by the Old English epic poem of the same name. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film was created through a motion capture process similar to the technique he used in The Polar Express...

    , an animated picture by Robert Zemeckis
    • Beowulf (soundtrack)
      Beowulf (soundtrack)
      Beowulf is the official soundtrack release for the film of the same name. It contains selections of music from the motion picture which was composed and conducted by composer Alan Silvestri. The album was released on November 20, 2007 from Warner Bros...

      , the soundtrack album to 2007 film
    • Beowulf: The Game
      Beowulf: The Game
      Beowulf: The Game is a hack and slash game for PC and consoles, based on Robert Zemeckis' version of the poem Beowulf. The game was announced by Ubisoft on 22 May 2007 during its Ubidays event in Paris. It was released on November 13, 2007 in the United States...

      , a video-game, based on the 2007 film
  • Beowulf: The Legend
    Beowulf: The Legend
    Beowulf: The Legend is a 2005 designer board game by Reiner Knizia. The artwork is by John Howe. Game play uses cards and tokens. The play moves along a board, and players obtain gold and cards in order to eventually obtain victory points....

    , a board game by Reiner Knizia
  • Beowulf (Blart)
    Beowulf (Blart)
    Sir Beowulf, or Beo for short, is a character from Dominic Barker's fantasy novel Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want To Save The World and its sequel Blart II: The Boy Who Was Wanted Dead Or Alive - Or Both...

    , a character from the novel Blart
  • Beowulf (DC Comics)
    Beowulf (DC Comics)
    Beowulf is a fictional character of the swords and sorcery genre published by DC Comics. The character debuted in Beowulf, Dragon Slayer #1 , and was created by Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte...

    , a character in DC Comics
  • Beowulf (Dune), a character in the Dune cycle
  • Beowulf (Honorverse), a fictional planet in David Weber's Honorverse
  • Beowülf
    Beowülf
    This article is about the American heavy metal band. For the epic poem, see Beowulf; for other uses see Beowulf .Beowülf is a crossover thrash metal band formed Venice Beach, California in 1981 by Michael Alvarado, Dale Henderson, Mike Jensen and Paul Yamada...

    , a 1980s thrash metal band based in Venice, California
  • Beowulf (computing)
    Beowulf (computing)
    A Beowulf cluster is a computer cluster of what are normally identical, commodity-grade computers networked into a small local area network with libraries and programs installed which allow processing to be shared among them...

    , a high-performance computing cluster built from inexpensive PCs
  • .50 Beowulf
    .50 Beowulf
    The .50 Beowulf [12.7×42 mm Rb] is a rifle cartridge developed by Alexander Arms for use in a modified AR-15 rifle. The cartridge utilizes a rebated rim, sized to match the rim of the 7.62×39mm and 6.5 mm Grendel rounds...

    , a high-power round used mainly in modified AR-15 rifles
  • Beowulf Mining, a Sweden-focused exploratory mining company
  • Beowulf, a set of gauntlets and greaves in Devil May Cry 3

See also

  • Beowulf Shaeffer
    Beowulf Shaeffer
    Beowulf Shaeffer is a fictional character from Larry Niven’s Known Space series. Shaeffer is a crashlander, a native of We Made It, a planet circling the star Procyon...

    , a character in the works of Larry Niven in his Known Space universe
  • Beowulf & Grendel
    Beowulf & Grendel
    Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Filmed in Iceland and directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, it stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma...

    , a 2005 motion picture starring Gerard Butler, directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
  • List of artistic depictions of Beowulf
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