Crossword clues for beowulf
beowulf
- Aid to King Hrothgar, in literature
- The legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century
- He slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
- Bard’s beginning revision of woeful epic poem
- Heaney's work bedevilled initially by recurrent influenza misery
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wikipedia
Beowulf (; ) is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative lines. It is possibly the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. It was written in England sometime between the 8th and the early 11th century. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the "Beowulf poet".
The poem is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland ( Götaland in modern Sweden) and later becomes king of the Geats. After a period of fifty years has passed, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is fatally wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a tower on a headland in his memory.
The full poem survives in the manuscript known as the Nowell Codex, located in the British Library. It has no title in the original manuscript, but has become known by the name of the story's protagonist. In 1731, the manuscript was badly damaged by a fire that swept through Ashburnham House in London that had a collection of medieval manuscripts assembled by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton.
Beowulf (; Old English: Bēowulf ) is a legendary Geatish hero in the epic poem named after him, one of the oldest surviving pieces of literature in the English language.
Beowulf is a 1999 American science fantasy- action film loosely based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf. The film was directed by Graham Baker and written by Mark Leahy and David Chappe, and comes from the same producer as Mortal Kombat, which also starred Lambert.
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." While the film remains fairly true to the story of the original poem, other plot elements deviate from the original poem ( Hrothgar has an affair with Grendel's mother, and they have a child together, Grendel; Hrothgar's wife commits suicide).
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem.
Beowulf may also refer to:
Beowulf is a 2007 American 3D computer animated motion capture fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, inspired by the Old English epic poem of the same name. The film was created through a motion capture process similar to the technique Zemeckis used in The Polar Express. The cast includes Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie. It was released in the United Kingdom and United States on November 16, 2007 by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, and was available to view in IMAX 3D, RealD, Dolby 3D and standard 2D format. The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $196.4 million on a $150 million budget.
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. Records.
Beowülf is the debut album by the band of the same name, released in 1986.
Like many Beowülf albums, the recording is out of print. In 2004, the album was re-released as the first half of the The Re-Releases compilation, along with its follow-up Lost My Head... But I'm Back on the Right Track.
Beowulf is a fictional character of the swords and sorcery genre published by DC Comics. The character debuted in Beowulf: Dragon Slayer #1 (May 1975), and was created by Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte. The character is based on the Anglo-Saxon mythic hero Beowulf, first depicted in the Nowell Codex.
Beowülf is a crossover thrash metal band formed Venice Beach, California in 1981 by Michael Alvarado, Dale Henderson, Mike Jensen and Paul Yamada. The group never gained a large mainstream success, but is considered one of the first bands that defined the "Venice Scene" in the 1980s, along with Suicidal Tendencies, Los Cycos, Neighborhood Watch, No Mercy, Excel and Uncle Slam, who all played a mix of skate punk, hardcore, heavy metal and thrash.
As of 2011, Beowülf has released six studio albums. They split up in 1995, but reformed in 2000. The band has had numerous line-up changes and Henderson has been the only constant member. Their classic line-up is Henderson (vocals), Mike Jensen (guitar), Paul Yamada (bass) and Michael Alvarado (drums).
Beowulf, in comics, may refer to:
- Beowulf (DC Comics), a DC Comics character and eponymous series starting in 1974
- Beowulf, a 1984 graphic novel, First Graphic Novel #1, from First Comics
- Beowulf, a 2005 series from Speakeasy Comics
- Beowulf, a 2006 series from Antarctic Press
- Beowulf, a 2007 mini-series, and film adaptation, from IDW Publishing
- Beowulf, a 2007 graphic from HarperCollins
- Beowulf: The Graphic Novel, a 2007 graphic novel from Markosia
Usage examples of "beowulf".
I limited it to males only, I could take only Beowulf, Robin, Sinbad, and one other dog--maybe even you, Frodo.
The way Beowulf saw it, dogs were supposed to protect their human leader--not the other way around.
Beowulf was not entirely comfortable with Frodo in such an important position in the team, but his primacy within the pack made it impossible for Beowulf to assign that all-important role to the more steady Sinbad.
Actually, when Beowulf considered it more carefully, he had to admit obnoxiousness was a trait that Sinbad had very nearly outgrown.
Although she seemed much better of late, Beowulf guessed that much of that was an act: She would never forget Littlejohn and might never be fully whole again without him.
But as soon as he had characterized her as such, Beowulf reconsidered.
Chiron-born litter to remain with the team, paid their respects to him, Beowulf could not help but make note of their differences.
Where Tajil, a red dog second in size only to Beowulf himself, was intelligent, his brother Gawain was a bit dense.
But he was still capable of showing flashes of his old self, and Beowulf feared his reverting to savagery if the right--that is to say, wrong--conditions presented themselves.
He realized that he could make a steak disappear by throwing a cloth over it and Beowulf and then pulling back the cloth to reveal.
Ray, Beowulf, and the rest of the dogs looked up as Kate Golnikov trudged slowly into the lounge to strap herself in for their final jump back into hyperspace.
Kate needs to be reassured that Ray and Beowulf were just playing adolescent games.
The dogs sniffed the floater cautiously, and Beowulf was the first to climb aboard.
Second, or so it seemed to Beowulf, Ray wanted to believe that he had found a safe haven, a place where he could let his hair and his guard down.
While Ray, Ake, and Kate Golnikov focused most of their attentions on their hosts--and Beowulf fretted-the other dogs marveled at the impressive scenery.