Beowulf Adapted by Charlie Bethel Through Dec. 22 at the Theatre Project Beowulf, the English language’s first literary masterpiece, is a tale with many characters and several important settings.

“Beowulf,” an Old English epic poem recorded in the 11th century, follows the titular hero in three battles as he defends a neighboring kingdom and himself against a series of monsters.

Downtown Roanoke tipplers have an old but new again option: mead. ... English at Averett University in Danville, introduced him to the epic poem “Beowoulf,” which features a mead hall, ...