Beowulf, the epic poem, is fertile ground for fantasy RPG game masters—a creature that returns night after night to plague a king, the ripping off of a monstrous hand, the creature’s mother who seeks revenge, and a dragon so powerful the hero dies slaying it.
Beowulf Books:
- Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary – Absolutely. Awesome.
- Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
- Beowulf: A Prose Translation
- Beowulf on Film: Adaptations and Variations
Beowulf RPG D&D 5e:
- Beowulf: Age of Heroes (5e) – I hadn’t heard of these before. It’s a huge line of supplements all on DriveThruRPG to give your D&D games the feel of Beowulf.
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Beowulf Movies:
- Beowulf (1999) – Mad Max meets Beowulf! I went back and forth on whether or not I should admit I’ve seen this. Yes, I rented it back in the day. It’s terrible, I think—I don’t remember anything about it.
- Beowulf and Grendel (2005) – I haven’t seen this, but it appears to depart from the source material.
- Beowulf (2007) – An insane trip of a weird movie.