Neil Gaiman's Beowulf

[TSL]

On a 'gaming and Beowulf' sidenote - I firmly recommend Frank Schaefer's Whose Song is Sung

It is a first person tale from the point of view of a 'dwarf' with a great deal of historical research backing it up. Einarr the Clutcher, who will, in the fullness of time be called Beowulf becomes a friend of the tale-teller.

An excellent novel for anyone running mythic or norse campaigns.

 

[jester47]

yeah, this cam accross the ANSAX mailing list about a week ago:

> Reminder: Postings messages: ANSAX-L@listserv.wvu.edu;
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>
> I found this on darkhorizons.com.
>
> Beowulf: Entertainment Weekly reports that Director Roger Avary ("Rules of
> Attraction") and "Sandman" creator Neil Gaiman have co-written a new
> adaptation of the heroic poem "Bewoulf". The famous sixth century tale of
> the Scandinavian warrior has been adapted many times before, though this
> time Avary not only plans to be faithful to the original text but intends
to
> use an actual actor as the monster Grendel rather than relying on CGI. "I
> want to do something that is on the scale of 'Excalibur'" says Avary,
whose
> presently planning to "go out and scrounge the money together".
>
>
> Prof. Joseph Carroll
> English Department
> Rhode Island College
> (401) 456-8663
>
> "Gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche"
> Canterbury Tales. Prologue. L. 310.

ANSAX is short for Anglo Saxon of course.

Aaron.

 

[Femerus the Gnecro]

yeah, this cam accross the ANSAX mailing list about a week ago:

> Reminder: Postings messages: ANSAX-L@listserv.wvu.edu;
> Subscription changes: LISTSERV@listserv.wvu.edu.
> For assistance: write to Bill Schipper (schipper@mun.ca).
> *********************************************************************
>
> I found this on darkhorizons.com.
>
> Beowulf: Entertainment Weekly reports that Director Roger Avary ("Rules of
> Attraction") and "Sandman" creator Neil Gaiman have co-written a new
> adaptation of the heroic poem "Bewoulf". The famous sixth century tale of
> the Scandinavian warrior has been adapted many times before, though this
> time Avary not only plans to be faithful to the original text but intends
to
> use an actual actor as the monster Grendel rather than relying on CGI. "I
> want to do something that is on the scale of 'Excalibur'" says Avary,
whose
> presently planning to "go out and scrounge the money together".
>
>
> Prof. Joseph Carroll
> English Department
> Rhode Island College
> (401) 456-8663
>
> "Gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche"
> Canterbury Tales. Prologue. L. 310.

ANSAX is short for Anglo Saxon of course.

Aaron.

6th century? Since when has the age of the epic been determined so precisely? The last time I checked it was between the 6th and 10th centuries.

At any rate, hasn't there already been a Beowulf movie? If I recall, it starred Antonio Banderas and sported the title 'the 13th warrior.'

-F

 

[arwink]

There's also a version with Crhistopher Lambert running around, blatently titled Beowulf.