Gerard Butler is perfectly cast as the heroic yet self-aware and inquisitive Beowulf. Stellan Skasgard is great as the failing drunken King Hrothgar, and the monster Grendel is played by Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson with unforgettable cro-magnon power.


Did Gerard Butler play Beowulf?

Gerard Butler is perfectly cast as the heroic yet self-aware and inquisitive Beowulf. Stellan Skasgard is great as the failing drunken King Hrothgar, and the monster Grendel is played by Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson with unforgettable cro-magnon power.

Who is Selma in Beowulf?

Selma is not a character in the original Beowulf poem; she is a character who was added into the story for the 2005 film Beowulf & Grendel which was loosely based on the original Beowulf. She was played by actress Sarah Polley. In the film, Selma is a witch who was raped by Grendel and bore his child.

Is there a movie based on Beowulf?

Cinema and television adaptations

1998: Animated Epics: Beowulf, featuring the voices of Derek Jacobi, Joseph Fiennes and Michael Sheen. 1999: Beowulf, a science-fiction/fantasy film starring Christopher Lambert.

Who did Beowulf kiss?

As the new king, Wiglaf gives Beowulf a Norse funeral. Wiglaf finds the golden horn in the sand and sees Grendel's mother give Beowulf a final kiss as his burning ship sinks into the sea. Grendel's mother slowly rises to the water's surface and seductively beckons Wiglaf towards her.

Who actually wrote Beowulf?

Who was Beowulf written by? The author of Beowulf is unknown. It is possible that the poem was composed by and transmitted between several different poets before it was preserved in a single manuscript that dates to about 1000.

What all did Gerard Butler play in?

Other notable acting credits include Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), Butterfly on a Wheel (2007), RocknRolla (2008), Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Playing for Keeps (2012), the 2017 disaster film Geostorm.

Is Grendel from Beowulf a girl?

Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (700–1000 CE). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. He is referred to as both an eoten and a þyrs, types of beings from wider Germanic mythology.

Who is Odin in Beowulf?

Odin is considered the chief god in Norse paganism. He is associated with wisdom, war, battle, and death, and also magic, poetry, prophecy, victory, and the hunt. Valhalla, Hall of the Slain, in Norse mythology is the hall presided over by Odin.

Did King Hrothgar sleep with Grendel's mother?

Despite Beowulf's boasting and calling Grendel's mother a hag, Hrothgar is not fooled and realizes the truth. He tells Beowulf indirectly that, much like Beowulf, he was also seduced by Grendel's mother and was Grendel's father.

Who is Grendel's father?

Hrothgar then reveals he is Grendel's father and kills himself.

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