Beowulf is the earliest surviving poem in Old English. Although the authorship is anonymous it is believed to have been written before the 10th century AD. The only extant European manuscript of the Beowulf text is placed at around 1010. The epic tells the tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf as he struggles against three adversaries; the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother and an unnamed dragon. The epic was recently released as a blockbuster film starring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie.
- New eBook additions
- Family Dramas
- Available now
- Dear Reader: Stories Told Through Letters & Diaries
- Most popular
- Adult Series Starters
- Try something different
- See all
- Oprah's Super Soul Conversations Listen-Alikes
- Available now
- New audiobook additions
- Read by a Celeb
- Most popular
- Try something different
- Author Interviews
- Great Narrators
- Family Reading Time
- See all
- Available now
- New video additions
- The Great Courses: Learn at home
- Most popular
- Page to Screen
- Watch a movie tonight!
- Favorite Videos
- Movies Based On Books
- See all
