Grendel

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins

Beowulf is a wanderer who learns about a man-eating creature called Grendel, which comes in the night to devour warriors trapped at the Outpost. The Outpost is ruled by Hrothgar. He has a daughter, whose husband may have been murdered by the Outpost's master of arms.

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Graham Baker

Cast

Christopher Lambert, Rhona Mitra, Oliver Cotton

The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Sturla Gunnarsson

Cast

Gerard Butler, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård

This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. Aimed more at adults than children, this version holds some interesting twists on the traditional tale, and is based on a novel by American critic and academic John Gardner.

Runtime

1h 28m

Director

Alexander Stitt

Cast

Peter Ustinov, Keith Michell, Arthur Dignam

Historian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf and drawing on other Anglo-Saxon classics, he traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages. Travelling across the British Isles from East Anglia to Scotland and with the help of...

Runtime

59m

Cast

Michael Wood, Julian Glover