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Women with camel’s feet and ass’ teeth: Halloween costume inspiration from medieval England

What makes a monster? This is a question which relies on when in history you are asking it.

The Conversation · Oct 28

Four early medieval swords found in Kent – child graves reveal they were more than just weapons

Four early Anglo-Saxon swords uncovered during a recent archaeological excavation I took part in each tell a story about how weapons were viewed at the time. There was also a striking discovery of a child buried with spear and shield. Was the child an underage fighter? Or were weapons more…

The Conversation · Jan 30

The truth about Vikings and mead might disappoint modern enthusiasts

A group of friends sit around a table sharing stories and sipping mead. The men sport beards and the women sip from drinking horns – but these aren’t Vikings, they’re modern-day hipsters.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2025

"It was the ‘giggle grass’, so everything struck me as hysterically funny for about three hours." Grand Magus frontman J.B. Christofferson on laughing fits, Beowulf and heavy metal's next generation

With a stable line-up since the beginning, Sweden's Grand Magus have been staunch defenders of the faith for over 25 years

Metal Hammer · Feb 12, 2025

Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king

Fragments of a helmet recovered from the Sutton Hoo ship burial show that early-medieval metalwork could be decorative and functional.

LiveScience · Dec 16, 2024

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.

Inverse · Nov 7, 2024

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.

AAP · Aug 31, 2024

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.

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

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 · Apr 4, 2023