Beowulf Movie Vs Book Analysis

Twelve winters of grief for Hrothgar, king/ Of the Danes, sorrow heaped at his door/ By hell-forged hands, His misery leaped/ The seas, was told and sung in all/ Men's ears"
There are many differences noticed within the movie and the textbook based upon Beowulf. The first difference noticed is in the movies, Beowulf was the King of the Geats while in the textbook, he was the King of the Danes. The second difference noticed is in the movies, Beowulf gave Grendel’s mother a son whereas, in the textbook, Beowulf did not have any children. Last, in the movies, Beowulf did not kill Grendel’s mother however; the textbook explained that Beowulf killed Grendel’s mother. In my opinion, I feel like the movie was better than the textbook because it offered a vast number of visuals. In conclusion, the differences that were noticed from …show more content…
Grendel’s mother visited the kingdom after her son, Grendel was killed by Beowulf. After Grendel’s mother’s visit, Beowulf traveled to the halls to kill Grendel’s mother. As soon as Beowulf meets Grendel’s mother, he swings a sword in Grendel’s mother’s direction but the sword went through Grendel’s mother. Beowulf and Grendel’s mother locked into one another’s eyes and began to kiss while in each other’s presence. Ultimately, Beowulf gave the royal dragon horn to Grendel’s mother for her to keep.
In the movie, Beowulf gave Grendel’s mother a son, but in the textbook Beowulf did not have any children. Beowulf met Grendel’s mother when he arrived at her home. Grendel’s mother asked Beowulf to give her a son and they became intimate. As a result, Beowulf and Grendel’s mother’s son was a vicious dragon. For this reason, Beowulf’s son started searching for his father because the royal dragon horn was confiscated. As a result, Beowulf’s son discovered his father in which they both started to battle, battling to their own

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