Warner Bros. To Adapt 'Beowulf' Poem
[Friday, July 16th, 2004]Warner Bros. Pictures are set to adapt one of the oldest poems in English literature - Beowulf - for the big screen, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Written in Old English and dating back to the eighth century, the blood-soaked poem tells the tale of Beowulf of the Geats, who is called to slay Grendel, a monster that is attacking a Danish kingdom. After defeating Grendel, Beowulf slays Grendel's mother and then clashes with a dragon.
The poem is thought to have been an influence on J.R.R. Tolkien, author of 'The Lord of the Rings'.
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