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 ...

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 ...

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