There have been at least three films based on Beowulf, being thus
among the rare examples of movies made from poems. I've only seen the
2005 one, Beowulf and Grendel, filmed in Iceland, which I liked.
Beowulf and his band of Gaetish warriors are portrayed as sort of Dark
Ages Hell's Angels, which is probably pretty much what they were like.
Favorite line:
Beowulf: My wits still war with how this all began.
King Hrothgar: Beowulf, it's a fucking troll! Maybe someone
looked at it the wrong way.
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