A kingdom is assaulted by a monster and a hero sweeps in with his army to defend the realm. Not the premise of a new Netflix fantasy series. Instead, a plot synopsis of the Old English epic Beowulf.

Somebody returned a copy of "Beowulf" 54 years after it was checked out. At the time, the library charged 5 cents per day for overdue books. The library said the book would have accumulated a fine of ...

Tolkien's estate has signed a deal with HarperCollins to release it as a book in May, accompanied by further thoughts on the text which he prepared for a series of lectures given at Oxford during his ...

A new live-action take on the tale of Beowulf is in development, and the project has assembled a very impressive cast. We've seen a number of animated and live-action adaptations of the ancient Danish ...