Beowulf and The 13th Warrior: Differences and Similarities

Beowulf and The 13th Warrior: Differences and Similarities Beowulf and the 13th Warrior, both are very good stories, one legibly and the other visually (unless you go to the roots of the 13th Warrior and read Eaters of the Dead). Although it is pretty obvious to anyone who has read Beowulf that the 13th Warrior was based on this great epic, there are still several differences that make for an interesting twist or two. &…

…and it just creates more questions then it answers. <Tab/>While one story is obviously a remake of the other, they still have their own, very acute, differences. And while the 13th Warrior doesn't nearly come close to being as good of a story as it could have, and there are still several parallels with Beowulf that mad it enjoyable (obviously aside from the action which would make it enjoyable anyway).