Saturday, June 6, 2009

Beowulf and Grendel

I've finally seen enough movies about Beowulf: three. Besides, the only one left, I believe, stars Dolph Lundgren and takes place on the moons of Jupiter, or something. I'm not kidding. Outer space. This guy:

So I won't ever see that one, most likely. Now what can I do to satisfy my lust for mysterious trolls descended from Cain, heroic, sea-swimming Swedes, and oversize upholstery in timber halls? I can read the comic book versions: Grendel looks a little like a rabid horse in this one:

I can buy the action figures:

Or I can kill some time between naps and strawberries by comparing the Beowulf manuscript to other, churchier manuscripts:

Oh, I'll do them all. They're Grendelfabulous.

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