Even if you didn’t know the legend of Beowulf, you’d get a pretty good idea of what you were in for with the new adaptation premiering on the Esquire Network on Saturday, Jan. 23, from the ...

From Ned Stark’s giant greatsword ... it’s one of many ancient swords littering literature (Credit: Alamy) But the trend doesn’t start there. Going back to Beowulf, one of the earliest ...

He’s a slobbering, puss-filled, bloody, drooling, hideously deformed giant with a ... Presented a sword by Unferth (John Malkovich), who initially doubted Beowulf’s resolve, Beowulf enters ...

Hrothgar's sword is powerless against her but Beowulf sees another, so big it looks like it must have been forged for a giant. He lifts the huge sword and strikes at his foe… ...

The Esquire Network has girded itself for battle with “Beowulf,” swords-and-sorcery retelling of the ancient monster tale and the network’s second scripted outing. This version of the saga ...

I always liked Beowulf a little for what it was: history, foundational myth, epic poem of swords and dragons, source material for paintings on the sides of vans. But Maria Headley's Beowulf I love ...

She is amazing with a sword. She's really strong and Beowulf has to get very armored up in order to fight her — and he kind of only wins by luck. ... No one had really written a book about ...

The king accepts – and Beowulf waits alone in the great hall for the giant to attack again. In the epic battle between the two that then ensues, the giant is defeated and retreats to a cave ...

Thane: They look like marks made by giant claws ... fight him he will destroy you and your men. Your swords and spears will not help you. Beowulf: I won’t need swords or spears when I fight ...