Where was Beowulf & Grendel filmed?
2005 film, directed by Sturla Gunnarsson.
- Iceland
The story is set in Denmark, about 1,151 miles (1,852 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Denmark
- Filmed in
- Iceland
- Distance
- About 1,151 miles (1,852 km) between Denmark and the nearest filming location.
About Beowulf & Grendel
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- Released
- 2005
- Director
- Sturla Gunnarsson
- Cast
- Gerard ButlerStellan SkarsgårdSarah PolleyEddie MarsanRonan VibertRory McCannIngvar Eggert SigurðssonTony CurranMartin DelaneySpencer Wilding
- Genre
- FantasyAdventureActionDramaMedieval
- Based on
- Beowulf
The story
In 500 CE, Hrothgar, king of Denmark, and a group of warriors chase a large and burly man, whom they consider a troll, and his young son, who already bears cheek and chin whiskers, to the edge of a steep seaside cliff.
Many years later, the severed (and mummified) head is inside a cave, apparently the centerpiece of a primitive memorial.
The arrival of Beowulf and his warriors is welcomed by Hrothgar, but the king's village has fallen into a deep despair and many of the pagan villagers convert to Christianity at the urging of an Irish monk.
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