Beowulf v. Grendel - Dawn of Heorot - European

Beowulf v. Grendel - Dawn of Heorot - European - Extra Mythology

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A legendary mead hall has been built. Called Heorot, it is a place of feasting and revelry. It's also got a really REALLY bad neighbor. The monster Grendel does not enjoy living near Heorot and has a tendency to file noise complaints in the form of mass slaughter. And this terror goes unchallenged for 12 years. Until finally, a hero overhears the tale. A hero named Beowulf.
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@erikrungemadsen2081 3 жыл бұрын

As a Dane i can confirm our risk assesment goes out the window when it comes to throwing a good party.

@villadskvistborg5917 3 жыл бұрын

I too can confirm

@professorbutters 3 жыл бұрын

Except for Hamlet, who crosses his arms and judges everybody.

@erikrungemadsen2081 3 жыл бұрын

Hamlet is super judgy and boring but him and Ophelia is a thing you can't invite one without the other. And Ophelia, let me tell you, she is one crazy party girl.

@marcopohl4875 3 жыл бұрын

With Red from OSP and the fact that I'm german as sources, I can add: High-risk situations are specifically a reason to party in nothern europe

@jonasdrejerjensen 3 жыл бұрын

yeah. Covid did sort of show that didn't it?

@endplanets 3 жыл бұрын

Its not that Grendel was a maxed out (20-foot, roaring) ninja to sneak in, its just that everyone was REALLY drunk.

@GaiusIntrepidus 8 ай бұрын

I can actually see this happening in one way or another...

@HistoryOfRevolutions 3 жыл бұрын

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" -Aristotle

@c182SkylaneRG 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but if you speak those thoughts aloud, security forces flips their shit as though you already accepted and acted on it.

@noppornwongrassamee8941 3 жыл бұрын

@@c182SkylaneRG That's because they're made up of UNeducated minds.

@ftferlo8868 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with everyone

@ThePa1riot 3 жыл бұрын

This myth holds a place very special in my heart. We had this book of mythology when I was little and my Dad would read it to me sometimes before bed. Beowulf was one of the few stories I asked to be told again and again. Two of the first heroes I ever knew. Beowulf and Dad.

@havel4385 3 жыл бұрын

this made me so happy when i read it.

@Cyssane 3 жыл бұрын

You had good taste even as a kid!

@comrade7324 2 жыл бұрын

wholesome

@waylandwarner7727 3 жыл бұрын

Beowulf, the story of a warrior who could defeat any foe, except his own age that devours all mortals like him.

@weirdalexander8193 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, most people don’t try slaying dragons for a midlife crisis. Even if they did that in youth, wearing oneself out by walking to the cave is a hard hint to miss.

@TheFireaster 3 жыл бұрын

And a dragon

@thedoruk6324 3 жыл бұрын

and a *literal* dragon

@waylandwarner7727 3 жыл бұрын

@@thedoruk6324 He did kill the Hordeshryde, but it wasn't the Hordeshryde that killed him it was old age.

@johng7003 3 жыл бұрын

Beowulf reminds me the story of Digenes aka the Byzantine Medieval Greek version of Heracles minus the immortality of course. He was basically so super powerful and could beat any foe and defend the borders of Eastern Roman Empire with his strength but the only things he couldn't beat were of course two:old age and death. I wouldn't be surprised if the Byzantines drew inspiration from Beowulf or both the Germanic people and the Greco-Romans influenced each other.

@mortache 3 жыл бұрын

How much of a party animal were these guys that they would keep on partying even after repeated slaughters? 🤣

@probablynotasith5355 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world of Vikings. Where you party, die, then party forever.

@mureithikivuti 3 жыл бұрын

IKR

@Merennulli 3 жыл бұрын

Like Slurms MacKenzie, they were under contract to party.

@ultimatetybreaker3467 3 жыл бұрын

1:57 Wow, I wasn't expecting to see King there, someone on this team is a big fan of The Owl House.

@florin-titusniculescu5871 3 жыл бұрын

in the morning, King Hrothgar finds all his staff dead, gazes at their devoured bodies, then he shrugs and says "i've never liked them anyway". The End.

@jeanettewu2537 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you cover Beowulf! It's literally the earliest crime drama found in Western literature. A supposedly secure locale is suddenly haunted by a brutal serial killer, a specialist is called in to catch the criminal and in the process busts a wicked criminal clan. Then, years later, the heroic detective has now been kicked upstairs into a cushy desk job, but he decides to take on one last case alongside a naive, optimistic rookie. And of course he goes the way of many an old cop in fictional stories, killed on his last case, leaving his young partner to take up his torch.

@remnantreacts9845 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for part 2 Beowulf vs Grendel's mother.

@MarkWTK 3 жыл бұрын

spoiler alert ! :'(

@firenter 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Grendel's Mom has got it going on 🎶

@MrMcstrong 3 жыл бұрын

"Finally, the Wulf has come back to Extra Credits!"

@albrectgarcia2715 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, the Wulf has come back to!! *Looks at Double's true form* wait what?

@Strolpol 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciated King from The Owl House making a cameo!

@baron-von-masky 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment!!! At 1:57 correct?

@arutka2000 3 жыл бұрын

Squeak of rage intensifies

@KozyCorner1 3 жыл бұрын

When, I didn't catch him

@turkeybeard2010 3 жыл бұрын

@@KozyCorner1 1:58

@malarie-susangold9259 3 жыл бұрын

Well they did reference all demons being born. Can't leave out the king of demons.

@jakobtarrasericsson4295 3 жыл бұрын

'I am Ripper... Tearer... Slasher... Gouger. I am the Teeth in the Darkness, the Talons in the Night. Mine is Strength... and Lust... and Power! I AM BEOWULF!' Seriously though, absolutely love the saga of Beowulf. The story that inspired so many fantasy authors such as Tolkien. And even bonus point is that Beowulf originates from the tribe of Geats, one of the main Germanic tribes that made up the future kingdom of Sweden, when they were unified beside the tribe of Swedes under the reign of King Olof Skötkonung. Their importance in nordic history is such that one of the three main regions of Sweden is called 'Götaland' or in english, 'Geatland'. The movie from 2007 is so underrated by the way.

@jasonblalock4429 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree about the movie. I think it's easily the best of Zemeckis's "mocap trilogy," and the one where the slightly janky software seems to look and feel the best. Or at least it's less jarring in high fantasy. (Maybe because it basically looked like RPG cutscenes?) I particularly liked the little twist they put into the story, to better tie parts 2 and 3 together.

@jrodriguez1374 3 жыл бұрын

You failed to mention their effects on geopolitics!: Their sack of Rome, their control of modern France and Spain, etc. Etc.

@Darasilverdragon 3 жыл бұрын

I think Tolkein was far more inspired by Wagner's 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' than Beowulf though Beowulf got a type of supercomputer named after him, so I'd say it evens out

@jakobtarrasericsson4295 3 жыл бұрын

@@jrodriguez1374 That's the Goths mate. I believe they were a separate tribe from that of the Swedes and Geats, but absolutely, they did originate from southern sweden/scandinavia if we are to believe the historian Jordanes. Although I will admit the name 'Goths' are similar to that of the 'Geats'. They are theories that given the similarity in the name, that they may have originated from a singular tribe in the beginning.

@jrodriguez1374 3 жыл бұрын

@@jakobtarrasericsson4295 that's fair, I am under the assumption that the goths came from gotland, the same place that you're referring to as gotaland, no? At least according to Wikipedia they are one and the same

@thehistoryofpecasori5628 3 жыл бұрын

2:01 anyone else see King from the Owl House and one of the flying eyeballs from Gravity Falls?

@Ebolson1019 3 жыл бұрын

1:55 is first appearance, pretty sure they’re fans

@zawsrdtygbhjimokpl6998 3 жыл бұрын

flying eyeballs have been around in fiction for a while, not sure who invented them

@FistoftheSnackBar 3 жыл бұрын

I saw "King" from The Owl House. NOTE: you should watch The Owl House.

@akshit_sharma1 3 жыл бұрын

Grendel's swamp, I have heard that ( S H R E K)

@mikotagayuna8494 3 жыл бұрын

Random Dane: Someone's here to see you , bruh. Looks like Angelina Jolie. Beowulf: Why do I hear boss music?

@Numba003 3 жыл бұрын

My nephew loves old Greek mythology. I bet he would enjoy Beowulf too. I’ll have to try some of these stories out next time I see him. Stay well out there everybody, and God bless you friends.😊

@BlizzardofKnives 3 жыл бұрын

01:55 Ah, the King (and Queen) of monsters.

@davididiart5934 3 жыл бұрын

A very nice retelling. There are some fascinating variations to the myth, depending on how you translate it. Grendel is described as a Grimmgaest, a grim ghost, in one passage, hinting at his otherworldly nature.

@polance4705 3 жыл бұрын

"And Beowulf came into the place Where giant Grendel stood of twisted face And strewn upon a beach of black as coal The whitened bones of warriors of old."

@mrgreatbigmoose 3 жыл бұрын

Tears his arm clean off. And ever since, this channel has displayed disembodied hands. A reminder of the heroic deed done.

@florians9949 3 жыл бұрын

This story is about a poor native being disturbed by toxic neigbourgs, tries to tell them to shut up and one of them beat him up and ripped off one of his arms.

@treyslider6954 3 жыл бұрын

TO be fair, he "asked" them to stop by kicking in the door and killing people on sight so...could have handled that better.

@florians9949 3 жыл бұрын

@@treyslider6954 It was just a little mis understanding.

@AliciaNyblade 3 жыл бұрын

And THEN the guy that did the beating acts surprised when the neighbor's mother gets angry: "What's with her? All I did was kill her son. (Sigh) Fine, guess I'll have to go slay her, too. Wish me luck, boys!"

@shaneleskinen2111 3 жыл бұрын

The tale of Beowulf is one of the first that brought me to northern myths it has been a wonderful journey. Sense you’ve made it to Danes and Swedes it be a shame not grace the Finns with your honor of tale telling it would be lovely to hear a genuine Suomi myth on this channel.

@CG-yq2xy 3 жыл бұрын

Grendel whispers in his ear: "This is my swamp"

@garrettmasters7281 3 жыл бұрын

That arm tearing animation was disgustingly satisfying. That was some G U D sound sound design

@havel4385 3 жыл бұрын

i love how they just keep dying but just are like "oh no! any way back to the party"

@deadlydingus1138 3 жыл бұрын

Beowolf: After I defeat you, I'm going to fight Joe. Grendel: Who's Joe?

@Ulquitous 3 жыл бұрын

I am Ripper... Tearer... Slasher... Gouger. I am the Teeth in the Darkness, the Talons in the Night. Mine is Strength... and Lust... and Power! I AM BEOWULF!

@robinhahnsopran 3 жыл бұрын

When I tell you I saw this thumbnail and I got SO EXCITED ✨✨✨✨✨✨

@cirthador1453 3 жыл бұрын

By the way, I saw King from the Owl House in there at 1:55!

@pamspray5254 3 жыл бұрын

Good job on the visuals and sounds guys! I appreciated them a lot! And a fantastic, classic tale to boot. :D

@joshdornak7008 3 жыл бұрын

Damn. Grendal just wanted some peace and quiet. I love your guys’ content. Keep it up 👍

@RSorei 3 жыл бұрын

Props to the artist for that shot of Beowulf confidently flexing his nonexistent arms :'D

@maxleroux 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if you'd ever get to this particular myth. Thanks for making these videos. They're great for people who want to learn about world mythologies, but don't have the patience for reading long articles and stories. Seriously, I have a book on world myths leftover from a college class I took three years ago and I've barely touched it since. 📔

@hereticpariah6_66 3 жыл бұрын

I REALLY enjoy these shows! Thanks, guys!

@PonderStibbons 3 жыл бұрын

wonderfully re-told and animated, great job!

@mureithikivuti 3 жыл бұрын

@ 0:50 is basically every parent walking into a party the next day.

@Ardito3709 3 жыл бұрын

1:57 King... I saw you. (The owl house vibes intensify)

@kenster8270 3 жыл бұрын

1:34 Ha! That is the most Danish thing I have ever seen animated 😎🍺🎵🪕 Frem med Højskolesangbogen/Efterskolesangbogen!

@LaceNWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

5:50 Thank you for the shot of Grendle's entire taint.

@LaceNWhisky 3 жыл бұрын

Correction: Grendle's grundle.

@jasondavis8775 3 жыл бұрын

Always loved this story and the ones that follow, can't wait!!

@Ryu_D 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the episode.

@leocelente 3 жыл бұрын

"Challenges the beast to unarmed combat" Zoom in on arm-less character

@TheCreepypro 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you presented this like it is going to be just one episode only to find out there is more even though I am familiar with this tale it was still fun to watch

@Kaiju-Driver 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite mix of all time I'm glad to see it getting some love

@Alefiend 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what translation you're using, but at the very least: 1. Swimming in plate armor is not a thing, because there was no plate armor at the time; the poem clearly describes maille. 2. No formal challenge was issued or accepted. Grendel came in, slew one of Beowulf's men, then tried for Beowulf himself and the fight was on.

@DeezNutz-yg8io 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for answering my armor question before I wrote it!

@thebigdrew12 3 жыл бұрын

I've noticed in past episodes that EC tends to gloss things over or edit things to make a story a little more entertaining. In a way, it's actually not a bad nod to how these stories developed when they were only passed down orally.

@YukiteruAmano92 3 жыл бұрын

Beowulf was a Geat, not Swedish, though I understand the simplification as Geatland was located entirely within the modern state of Sweden.

@stalin4143 2 жыл бұрын

Oh please, the Geats were basically as much Swedes as the Svear were. Proven by the incredibly short time of cultural integration into Sweden. Aswell as the opinion of most scolars that the Geats were most culturally similar to the Svear, rather than danes or Norwegians.

@gryphonprovenzano3156 3 жыл бұрын

I loved Beowolf in English class so much that I would walk from class to class reading Tolkien’s translation of it

@ChrisX_212 3 жыл бұрын

Beowulf gave Grendel a good dose of "ORA ORA ORA ORA"

@killianr7358 3 жыл бұрын

Neat video guys keep it up!

@rktchan5204 3 жыл бұрын

Beowulf was always one of my favourite myths thank extra credits

@wendychavez5348 3 жыл бұрын

I have always loved this saga!

@gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating mythical stories and I am a fan of these stories!🙂❤👍

@ranwolf76 3 жыл бұрын

Beowulf: I am Ripper... Tearer... Slasher... Gouger. I am the Teeth in the Darkness, the Talons in the Night. ...

@KomodoMagic 7 ай бұрын

1:57 KING!!!

@Wi11D 3 жыл бұрын

i love love love extra mythology!

@Shidyk 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite myths.

@MrMackan2001 3 жыл бұрын

Quick point of correction: Beowulf wasn't a Swede, he was a Geat, a people from further south in modern day Sweden than the Swedes were.

@diegoontour 3 жыл бұрын

2:15 At least Shrek can agreed with Grendel here.

@austinstevenson7304 3 жыл бұрын

Cant wait for the rest of the story of beawulf !😄

@ferretyluv 3 жыл бұрын

“The gods?” This was written by a monk. I don’t remember the book talking about pagan gods. But I can’t wait for the showdown with Grendel’s mother.

@aidanmanning5873 3 жыл бұрын

It comes from centuries of oral tradition. The monks just wrote it down, the ancient Anglo Saxons did and it probably did originally involve pagan gods

@wasabigonsales1038 3 жыл бұрын

I missed this episodes

@Narutonarutonaruto85 3 жыл бұрын

Heh. I loved King making a cameo with the other monsters.

@cirthador1453 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! I love Beowulf!

@kayleighmel4554 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Beowulf!

@3f4gs4s Жыл бұрын

Beowulf was one of my first mythos stories that I’ve been recommended to read during High School, and I loved it. I thank my English teachers for the book. That and the Prose Edda

@lakshmikanthpadayachi508 3 жыл бұрын

This Mythical Stories Are Gem💜

@MCorpReview 3 жыл бұрын

Grendel lifting score with one hand is pretty funny yo

@AkDragoon 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great Owl House reference in the Kane and Able bit of art.

@c182SkylaneRG 3 жыл бұрын

Grendel: just trying to get the neighbors to SHUT UP so his wife and he can get some sleep!! Damned frat house next door...

@doctorpi3340 3 жыл бұрын

Grendel: What are you doin' in me swamp?!

@MostlyHarmless7777 3 жыл бұрын

Extra Credits: "Little did they know, that their horrors were not behind them. For another, more fearsome foe lurks in the shadows...and she will never forgive Beowulf for what he has done!" Me: YEAH!!! Bring on the vengeance of 2007 CG Angelina Jolie!!!

@juniorwhiskers 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! I just read Grendel! Is it possible for you to do an episode on Grendel’s point of view? Especially with the dragon and other pieces that sort of make grendel seem “less bad”

@eliza4850 3 жыл бұрын

same! I didn't need to read the entire thing, but I read a bit of it for english earlier in the semester

@sxeptomaniac 3 жыл бұрын

Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf is highly recommended for anyone wanting to read the actual epic for themselves. It's really good.

@Merennulli 3 жыл бұрын

This is what something costing an arm and a leg looked like before inflation.

@lazygravy_brook 2 жыл бұрын

1:59 dang, King and an Eyebat? cartoon references galore this episode ;)

@Thyranel Жыл бұрын

I love your videos 🔥💯🔥💪

@GamesbiteRtDL 3 жыл бұрын

*What are you doing in my swamp?!*

@DKMaester 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet animation

@jackmyers8687 3 жыл бұрын

Great film by the way. Angelina Jolee and Ray Winston

@manticore2804 3 жыл бұрын

smoothest transition ive ever seen is tier zoo going from deep ocean to shaving tools.

@alisaurus4224 2 жыл бұрын

6:30 when “unarmed combat” is what you agreed to

@TheInevitableHulk 2 жыл бұрын

That one paperback with cover art of a round, green Grendel, I always thought we was some sort of mossy slime monster with a skeleton.

@philipptomic6310 3 жыл бұрын

Osp has sn cool version also But i love youre Version too Top Animation

@Theanimateddevice358 7 ай бұрын

At 1:56 king from the owl house can be spotted:)

@shawnheatherly 3 жыл бұрын

Beowulf, as fearsome as he ought to be.

@aquamarinerose5405 2 жыл бұрын

"How many sea-monsters have YOU killed, Brah?"

@mestre12 3 жыл бұрын

1:58 i see king from Owl House

@dreadpirateroberts1358 3 жыл бұрын

Can we get the rest of the Beowulf Grendel story? It's super awesome, and I want to see your guys's animations for it.

@kevinsullivan3448 3 жыл бұрын

If you're looking for a copy of Beowolf for your library, I suggest the Seamus Heaney's 2000 edition which has the original text and his translation, in verse form, on opposing pages.

@Katistrophen 3 жыл бұрын

"Unarmed combat" I see what you did there

@noahz3429 3 жыл бұрын

as an extra history idea how about the legendary commando raid on st Nazaire

@joemalo5335 3 жыл бұрын

Owl House reference, un-ARMED combat. Animators had fun making this episode

@caledal-adsani7052 3 жыл бұрын

Finally BEOWULF

@RetroBitTech 2 жыл бұрын

Haven't watched in a while. Usually watched during school. When I had free time. Boutta catch up

@torbjornlekberg7756 3 жыл бұрын

Wait. Swimming in 'plate' armor? Plate armor was not a thing back then. I was also under the impression that the arm was nailed above the door rather than hung under the roof, but I guess there may be different versions of the tale.