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17 Years Later, a Legendary Epic Story is Finally Getting the Adaptation It Deserves

Almost two decades after a misguided adaptation, a new and intriguing retelling of the oldest fantasy saga ever is officially in the works.

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Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return

Actor and Beowulf scholar Felix Nobis returns to his celebrated solo performance of the epic tale Beowulf, staged for the first time in a blacksmith's workshop.

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Shakespeare, Beowulf and Chaucer could be back in the NZ English curriculum – should they be?

For the second time in as many years, New Zealand’s secondary school English curriculum will be rewritten, a move which has generated disquiet from teachers and academics alike.

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Viking procession brings Yorkshire poets’ Beowulf to streets of Huddersfield

New version of the Anglo-Saxon epic features a massive cast of singers, actors and members of the community taking to the streets

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This clever action-RPG is like playing a whole Diablo adventure in 24 minutes

Ravenswatch puts the genre on fast forward—and lets you play as a werewolf Little Red Riding Hood.

PC Gamer

15 years ago, Neil Gaiman wrote the most preposterous monster movie ever

What good is a 1,300-year-old story if you can’t add gratuitous nudity?

Inverse

British history behind Westeros' dragons

From Arthurian legend to political upheaval, here are real-life influences in creating George R.R. Martin's beasts

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House of Dragons – an introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of Westeros

Dragons have inspired awe and wonder since the beginning of human imagination. Most recently, these fire-spitting flying creatures – in modern western culture at least – have come alive in Game of Thrones and its new spin off, House of Dragons.

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