Beowulf kills the dragon, and the dragon kills Beowulf. The end. But it’s not the end. Because beyond, ... he is laid out in a vessel stacked with weapons and treasure, and set adrift once more.

Beowulf returns home and becomes king after his uncle and cousin are cut down by the Swedes. He rules for 50 years, until a new enemy emerges--a dragon whose treasure has been looted and who burns ...

Like the Beowulf dragon, Smaug guards treasure, leaving his lair only when the band of dwarves aided by Bilbo Baggins enter the mountain to reclaim their treasure. Just as destructive as Beowulf's ...

The British Library has the original manuscript of Beowulf that was published in the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. It is widely considered the best poem ...

This week, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hits theaters, introducing us to Peter Jackson's vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous dragon. But in a ...