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In een legendarisch tijdperk van helden strijdt de grote krijger Beowulf tegen de demon Grendel. Hij haalt hiermee de duivelse toorn van de meedogenloze, verleidelijke moeder van het beest op zijn hals. Uit hun epische gevecht ontstaat de tijdloze legende van Beowulf.

In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.

In the poem, Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, battles three antagonists: Grendel, who is attacking the Danish mead hall called Heorot and its inhabitants; Grendel's mother; and, later in life after returning to Geatland (modern southern Sweden) and becoming a king, an unnamed dragon. He is mortally wounded in the final battle, and after his death he is buried in a barrow in Geatland by his retainers.