Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands is a TV series created by James Dormer in 2016 and based on the book in verse Beowulf by Unknown, first published in 900. The TV series features Kieran Bew, Joanne Whalley, Ed Speleers, Laura Donnelly, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Jack Rowan, and others.
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Movie vs Book
Year
2016
Minutes
44
Movie Rate
5.70
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TV Series
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Creator: James Dormer
Country: UK
Year: 2016
Length: 44m / 13 episodes
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“The TV series is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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“The biggest challenge of adapting the book was trying to make the inner lives of the characters legible through their outward actions.”
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