Beowulf is an Old English epic poem.

Beowulf may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

  • Beowulf (hero), the main character of the poem
  • Beowulf (DC Comics), a DC Comics character
  • Beowulf (Dune), a character in the Dune book series
  • Beowulf Shaeffer, a character in the works of Larry Niven in his Known Space universe
  • Beowulf (Devil May Cry), a demon guardian in Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
  • Beowulf, a playable character in the video game Skullgirls

Media

  • Beowulf (1999 film), a science fiction fantasy action film
  • Beowulf & Grendel, a 2005 film
  • Beowulf (2007 film), an animated picture by Robert Zemeckis
  • Beowulf (soundtrack), the soundtrack album to 2007 film
  • Beowulf: The Game, a video game based on the 2007 film
  • Beowulf: The Legend, a 2005 board game
  • Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, a 2016 British TV series
  • Beowülf, a 1980s thrash metal band based in Venice, California, US

Other uses

  • .50 Beowulf, a high-power round used mainly in modified AR-15 rifles
  • Beowulf cluster, a high-performance computing cluster built from commodity hardware
  • Beowulf Mining, a Sweden-focused exploratory mining company
  • Operation Beowulf, two German plans to occupy the Moonsund archipelago during World War II
  • SMS Beowulf, a German Siegfried-class coastal defense ship built around 1890

See also

  • List of artistic depictions of Beowulf