Beowulf (disambiguation)
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Beowulf is an Old English epic poem. The name, sometimes misspelled Beowolf, may also refer to:
- Beowulf (hero), the main character of the poem
- the Nowell Codex, the manuscript volume containing the poem
In film:
- Beowulf (1999 film), a 1999 motion picture starring Christopher Lambert, directed by Graham Baker
- Beowulf & Grendel, a 2005 motion picture starring Gerard Butler, directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
- Beowulf (2007 film), a 2007 motion capture computer animated picture starring Ray Winstone, directed by Robert Zemeckis
In other media:
- Beowulf: The Game, a video-game, based on the 2007 movie by Robert Zemekis
- Kid Beowulf, a 2008 series of graphic novels by Alexis E. Fajardo, a prequel to the epic poem
- .50 Beowulf, a high-power round used mainly in modified AR-15 rifles
- Beowulf (Blart), a fictional character from the novel Blart
- Beowulf Shaeffer, a fictional character in the works of Larry Niven in his Known Space universe
- Beowulf (Dune), a character in the Dune cycle
- Beowulf (Honorverse), a fictional planet in the works of David Weber
- Beowulf (Los Angeles band), a 1980s heavy metal band based in Los Angeles, California
- Beowülf (Venice band), a 1980s crossover thrash band based in Venice, California
In computing:
- A Beowulf cluster is a high-performance computing cluster built from inexpensive PCs