To build a better dragon -- that’s every visual effects pro’s dream, and nightmare. Think about it. How does one improve upon Vermithrax, the 16th century fire-breather in 1981’s “Dragonslayer”? Or ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Beowulf, a character introduced by DC ...

What have they done to Beowulf, everyone’s least favorite Old English epic about a hero’s battles with a monster, the monster’s mother and an annoying dragon who turns up 50 years later? Director ...

On Friday, October 24, the theatre will debut a new version of an ancient story, which is finding surprising parallels in ...

Johnny Lee Davenport (rear), Rachel Wiese, Rebecca Lehrhoff, Jesse Garlick and Amanda Gann in "Beowulf" at the Poets' Theatre. (Courtesy Andrew Brilliant/Brilliant Pictures/Poets' Theatre) You have to ...

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 ...

One of the oldest, longest and most influential works in the history of Old English will soon be experienced through the eyes of one of the world’s most beloved fantasy authors. J.R.R. Tolkien’s ...

Over a thousand years ago, a writer (or writers) penned an epic poem about a warrior named Beowulf who must defeat an evil monster (the story is replete with power struggles, lots of killing and, yes, ...