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's ...

Translation has shaped the lore of Grendel's Mother as a fearsome yet misunderstood figure. The big baddie in Beowulf isn't actually the monster Grendel, but Grendel's Mother. Who maybe isn't a ...

The British Library has the original manuscript of Beowulf that was published in the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. It is widely considered the best poem ever ...

A Pennsylvania public library revealed a very old and very overdue copy of Chauncey Brewster Tinker's classic "Beowulf" that had accrued almost $1,000 in fines. In an Instagram post, the Sewickley ...

In the name of the mighty Odin, what this movie needs is an audience that knows how to laugh. Laugh, I tell you, laugh! Has the spirit of irony been lost in the land? By all the gods, if it were not ...

The legend of Beowulf is over a thousand years old. It details the journey of the hero, Beowulf, who slays the monster, Grendel, at the request of the King of Danes. Beowulf then has to defeat Grendel ...

I enjoyed Stephen T. Asma’s essay on Beowulf, but I had a few reservations (“Never Mind Grendel. Can Beowulf Conquer the 21st-Century Guilt Trip?,” The Chronicle Review, December 7). One problem is ...