Beowulf (disambiguation)

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 (computing), a high-performance design for clustering computer systems for parallel processing
• 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