Did Beowulf get Cancelled?
C21 Media reports ITV has cancelled its Beowulf TV series after the first season. The news that Beowulf would get the axe, first broke in February. In the US, Beowulf airs on Esquire. A fantasy drama, based on the Old English epic poem, the series stars Kieran Bew in the title role.
Where is Shieldlands?
Filming. Filming on the series began in April 2015 in Weardale, County Durham. The main outdoor set was built on the site of a former cement works south of Eastgate, which is west of Stanhope.
Is there a sequel to Beowulf?
The first sequel (Beyond Beowulf, first published in 2006) is the story of that search, the challenges the tribe faces—raging storms, fearsome trolls—and the people it encounters along the way. Yrfa’s Tale, the second sequel, covers the same ground, but it does so retrospectively in the voice of Wiglaf’s wife.
How many Beowulf episodes are there?
13Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands / Number of episodes
What are the three episodes of Beowulf?
There are three important battles between Grendel and Beowulf, Grendel’s mother and Beowulf, and the dragon and Beowulf, which are the main events in the book.
Who is the creator of Beowulf TV series?
It was created by James Dormer, Tim Haines and Katie Newman. Dormer wrote the series based on the poem Beowulf and executive-produced it along with Haines and Newman, while Stephen Smallwood produced the series. The series began airing in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2016 and in the United States from 23 January 2016.
Why is Beowulf titled Beowolf?
The title Beowulf itself is an editorial convenience — the manuscript copy of the poem is untitled. We also know almost nothing about Beowulf’s place in English literature in the Anglo-Saxon period – we do not know what popularity, if any, the poem enjoyed.
Was Beowulf written in a codex?
The Nowell Codex is also a composite book; and Kevin Kiernan offers convincing evidence that Beowulf itself originated as a separate codex (see below). The Beowulf MS was written down circa 1000CE by two scribes in late West Saxon (the literary and posh dialect of the period).
Is Beowulf Return to the Shieldlands worth watching?
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands is one of those series that would have been better off re scripted as a comedy. Regrettably, the writers decided to play this series as a serious fantasy drama. What a mistake. Almost everything about Beowulf screams comedy.