tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65438457393409273482024-03-19T03:52:25.767+00:00Beowulf BeastslayerA tale of heroes... A tale of monsters... A legend rebornJonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-38185168492349868592019-10-07T12:00:00.000+01:002019-10-07T12:00:03.655+01:00Beowulf Beastslayer is published todayHwaet! <b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beowulf-Beastslayer-Snowbooks-Adventure-Gamebooks/dp/191139066X/ref=pd_sbs_14_6/262-8239791-3040622?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=191139066X&pd_rd_r=032f19ca-1beb-489c-bb0d-5b31ed3ad579&pd_rd_w=qHTFw&pd_rd_wg=8NiJL&pf_rd_p=2b420a2f-6593-478e-8b5f-cb43865ff16f&pf_rd_r=R6HQ7K7DVND0B9B92RTF&psc=1&refRID=R6HQ7K7DVND0B9B92RTF">Beowulf Beastslayer</a></i></b> is published today by Snowbooks.<br />
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<i>A brand new adventure gamebook by Jonathan Green, based on the ancient epic. A tale of heroes... A tale of monsters... A legend reborn. </i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>King Hrothgar's great golden mead-hall, Heorot, lies under a curse; after sunset, the mirth-hating night-stalker Grendel comes to the hall to maim and murder! None are capable of killing the monster, though many have tried, until one day Beowulf and his company of Geatish warriors cross the sail-road and land on Danish shores...</i><br />
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The Old English poem <b><i>Beowulf </i></b>is a story that has fascinated people throughout the ages inspiring the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien, Seamus Heaney and Neil Gaiman. <b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beowulf-Beastslayer-Snowbooks-Adventure-Gamebooks/dp/191139066X/ref=pd_sbs_14_6/262-8239791-3040622?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=191139066X&pd_rd_r=032f19ca-1beb-489c-bb0d-5b31ed3ad579&pd_rd_w=qHTFw&pd_rd_wg=8NiJL&pf_rd_p=2b420a2f-6593-478e-8b5f-cb43865ff16f&pf_rd_r=R6HQ7K7DVND0B9B92RTF&psc=1&refRID=R6HQ7K7DVND0B9B92RTF">Beowulf Beastslayer</a></i></b> is a brand new take on the Anglo-Saxon epic, re-imagining the events described in the poem as an adventure gamebook.<br />
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Will you follow the course of events as laid down by the scops and skalds of old, or will you choose a different path and forge your own legend?<br />
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As backers of <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonathangreen/beowulf-beastslayer">the original Kickstarter</a> will already know, Paul Muller sculpted Grendel and Beowulf in three dimensions, using Russ Nicholson's interpretations of the characters as his guide, and the miniatures were produced by <b><a href="https://otherworldminiatures.co.uk/">Otherworld Miniatures</a></b>. Well, here they are, painted by the very talented Andy Taylor.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-78518655220930286772018-11-19T08:46:00.000+00:002018-11-19T08:46:26.597+00:00Beowulf Beastslayer is coming!In case you haven't already heard, to Kickstarter to fund production of <b><i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonathangreen/beowulf-beastslayer">Beowulf Beastslayer</a></i></b> funded on Wednesday 31st October 2018, raising 136% of its original funding goal, meaning that two Stretch Goals were unlocked. If you didn't back the Kickstarter, look out for <b><i><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonathangreen/beowulf-beastslayer">Beowulf Beastslayer</a></i></b> in all good online retailers' webstores around this time next year.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-36941379257132501732014-06-28T18:26:00.001+01:002014-06-28T18:26:19.078+01:00Beowulf: A Board GameI'm possibly planning on running a Kickstarter project for <b>Beowulf Beastslayer</b> (when all my time's not preoccupied with <b><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/you-are-the-hero">YOU ARE THE HERO</a></b>) but right now there's another Beowulf-inspired Kickstarter that needs your support.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-58080436123191699392014-06-27T20:00:00.000+01:002014-06-27T20:00:01.513+01:00Five reasons why you need to be at Fighting Fantasy Fest 2014If you've not already purchased your ticket for <b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-fantasy-fest-2014-tickets-11436642305">FIGHTING FANTASY FEST 2014</a></b> - the world's first convention dedicated to Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks - here's why you should.<br />
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<b>1)</b> You will not only get to listen to the Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, the co-creators of Fighting Fantasy, give a talk about the history of their gaming and publishing phenomenon, you'll also be able to get your FF treasures signed by them, and even hang out in the Black Lobster Tavern with them!<br />
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<b>3)</b> There are a host of special guests coming to<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-fantasy-fest-2014-tickets-11436642305"> <b>FIGHTING FANTASY FEST</b></a>, including legendary fantasy artists Chris Achilleos, Russ Nicholson, Malcolm Barter and Tony Hough. Tin Man Games and Inkle Studios will also be there to talk about their latest FF and Sorcery! app releases, and Tin Man are even generously giving away a download code to all attendees. And on top of that Arion Games will be running demo games of Advanced Fighting Fantasy!<br />
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<b>5)</b> Quite simply, Fighting Fantasy Fest is going to be a unique experience. There has never been an FF event like it before, and <b><a href="http://youarethehero.co.uk/">YOU ARE THE HERO - A History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks</a></b> is going to launch on the day. Just think, when FF is celebrating it's 50th anniversary in 2032, you'll be able to look back and say, "I was there!"<br />
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<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-fantasy-fest-2014-tickets-11436642305">So click this convenient link and buy your ticket today. </a>And don't delay! The first 100 ticket buyers will receive a copy of the extremely hard to get hold of 25th hardback edition of <i>The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.</i><br />
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And if you have bought your ticket, tell all your friends about <b>FFF 2014</b>, via email, your blog, Twitter (#FFF2014), Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, or whatever your social media networking tool of choice is.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-88158767391256567932014-06-08T12:00:00.000+01:002014-06-08T12:00:00.889+01:00HerculesThe concept and game system that I'm developing (very slowly) for BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER is one that would transfer itself very well to other classic, mythological heroes. I'd already considered tackling The Twelve Labours of Heracles and then I saw this the other day...<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-3790968025140728912014-06-06T12:00:00.000+01:002014-06-06T12:00:02.054+01:00Fighting Fantasy 2014 - Official Press Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">“The success of the YOU ARE THE HERO Kickstarter project demonstrated that there is still an active community of Fighting Fantasy fans out in the world who would relish the chance to not only meet their heroes, but to get together and share their stories of battling the horrors of <b>Deathtrap Dungeon</b> or braving the perils of <b>Kharé – Cityport of Traps</b>,” says Jonathan Green, author of the History of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, “ideally whilst quaffing a flagon of ale in Port Blacksand’s infamous Black Lobster Tavern.” (The event will even feature a themed bar!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">Ian Livingstone, co-creator of Fighting Fantasy said, “It’s crazy really that it’s taken 32 years for a dedicated Fighting Fantasy event to take place! But that’s going to make it all the more special. It will be brilliant to see old friends, artists, authors and fans again after all this time. I’m going to bring along some special Fighting Fantasy items that have never been seen in public before. It certainly will be a Return to Firetop Mountain! I can’t wait.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;">For more information, or to arrange interviews with the organisers of Fighting Fantasy Fest, please email Jonathan Green at <b>info@jonathangreenauthor.com</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-64448064764238550132013-08-15T08:24:00.000+01:002013-08-15T08:24:04.860+01:00Discovering the truth behind the Beowulf legendThe origins of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem <i>Beowulf</i> are being explored in a major archaeological dig in Denmark. Experts working in Lejre, the royal centre of Denmark in the sixth to tenth centuries AD, are uncovering what life would have been like in the great royal feasting hall Heorot, in which many of the poem's pivotal events are supposed to have occurred. Archaeologists have discovered the remains of seven separate buildings used for feasting, all of which stood on the site at various times over a period of 500 years. The earliest of these may have inspired King Hrothgar's hall as described in <i>Beowulf</i>.<br />
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I wonder how long it will be before they find the bleached bones of a once monstrous arm, or a huge, deformed skull buried somewhere on the site.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-57890463312791197132013-06-27T15:49:00.003+01:002013-06-27T15:49:41.731+01:00The Art of BeowulfThe legend of Beowulf - and his battles with Grendel, the monster's mother, and, of course, the dragon - have inspired artists down through the ages. <br />
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Here are just some of the more recent takes on the Scandinavian superman and his enemies...<br />
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And what sort of art will <strong>BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER</strong> inspire? You'll just have to wait and see...<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-92111259653420729242013-05-08T08:59:00.000+01:002013-05-08T09:03:23.185+01:00Beowulf Pulled My Arm Off<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2FAoiIk9PAhFxAiO_GE7LZPrIGVaN7495h1XEaDFTZXDdkwwWZSIwB5xpytwCNgH3SUDk0RHg-oGEPFfyel_79cq0g7qNzz5yLlXfJrsQvI4b9cYHhTFDjCbOjTzadAs0DqYEjplHHsc/s1600/Beowulf+Pulled+My+Arm+Off.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2FAoiIk9PAhFxAiO_GE7LZPrIGVaN7495h1XEaDFTZXDdkwwWZSIwB5xpytwCNgH3SUDk0RHg-oGEPFfyel_79cq0g7qNzz5yLlXfJrsQvI4b9cYHhTFDjCbOjTzadAs0DqYEjplHHsc/s1600/Beowulf+Pulled+My+Arm+Off.png" /></a><a href="http://www.karimaaren.com/">Kari Maaren</a> has a new album of geeky songs available. It’s called <a href="http://karimaaren.bandcamp.com/"><strong>Beowulf Pulled My Arm Off</strong></a> and it’s described like this:<br />
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<em>This album collects 14 of the geeky ukulele songs Kari Maaren wrote and performed in 2011 and 2012 at Toronto’s Chiaroscuro Reading Series. The songs tend to be about monsters, heroes, and other highly fictional properties. No mythical beasts were harmed in the making of this album.</em><br />
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You can listen to the album by <a href="http://karimaaren.bandcamp.com/">following this link</a>, and should definitely check out the titular track Beowulf Pulled My Arm Off!<br />
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I am delighted to announce that <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beowulf-Beastslayer/317013411737428?ref=hl" target="_blank"><strong>BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER </strong></a>has been mentioned today on <a href="http://sfx.co.uk/">SFX.co.uk</a>. In fact, there's not just a mention - <a href="http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/03/31/interview-beowulf-beastslayer/">there's a full-blown interview with me</a> about the project.<br />
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You can read the interview for yourself <a href="http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/03/31/interview-beowulf-beastslayer/">here</a> (and thanks to Dave Bradley for making it happen).<br />
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In other <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beowulf-Beastslayer/317013411737428?ref=hl" target="_blank"><strong>BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER</strong></a>-related news, it looks like I have both a publisher and an artist on board for the project, so the Kickstarter to fund production of the gamebook is gradually moving closer to launch.<br />
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And in case you'll still wondering just what exactly <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beowulf-Beastslayer/317013411737428?ref=hl" target="_blank"><strong>BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER </strong></a>is, it's a Choose Your Own Adventure-style re-telling of the Anglo-Saxon epic. In the book you will play the part of the eponymous hero battling such monsters as Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon, as well as sea serpents and all manner of other creatures along the way. Will your adventure follow the course of the original story or will you carve out a new epic all of your own?<br />
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To express your interest in this project, please visit the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beowulf-Beastslayer/317013411737428?ref=hl" target="_blank"><strong>BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER</strong> Facebook page</a>, click 'Like', and share the link with all your friends.<br />
Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-69709055553907175422013-03-21T16:58:00.001+00:002013-03-21T16:58:20.633+00:00Clemency Slaughter and the Legacy of D'Eath - Competition Time!A while ago I threatened to run some sort of competition or other if (or more accurately when) I ended up with both 1,000 followers on Twitter and 1,000 friends on Facebook.<br />
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Well that magic number was exceeded a while ago now (as of writing I have 1,018 followers on Twitter and 1,030 Facebook friends) so I thought it was about time I made good on my promise.<br />
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I want you to do all you can to promote the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">Kickstarter project</a> I am currently running with the artist Tom Brown and publisher Ian Whates, <em><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">Clemency Slaughter and the Legacy of D'Eath</a></em>. I don't care how you do it - blog posts, social media campaigns, YouTube videos, get in mentioned in the press, on the radio, on TV! - just do whatever you can to get word out to the masses about <a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/steampunk-thursday-clemency-slaughter.html">this exciting adventure in publishing</a>!<br />
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You have until the end of the month (11:59pm on Sunday 31 March) to enter - in other words ten days - and email me a link to whatever it is you've produced at <a href="mailto:info@jonathangreenauthor.com">info@jonathangreenauthor.com</a>.<br />
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The three of us (Jon, Tom and Ian) will decide who has mounted the most effective campaign and, as long as the project funds on 13 April, you will be invited to the grand London launch as our guest, with all that that entails (book, goodie bag, drinks reception, etc.) but without having to stump up £100 for the privilege yourself. (You must arrange and pay for your travel to London.)<br />
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So check out the Clemency Slaughter <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">Kickstarter page</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clemency-Slaughter-and-the-Legacy-of-DEath/167172416764254?ref=hl">Facebook page</a>, and <a href="http://clemencyslaughter.blogspot.co.uk/">blog</a>, get thinking, and good luck!<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-36446029135275579702013-03-19T18:00:00.000+00:002013-03-19T17:59:23.294+00:00Kickstarter 101<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPR4SeJK2v6Hxj_jkqx9403asCJDh-qEpGlOVNpcWucD6KVdTpSYnWdNco3k61q_TYcfe44jNhF9baQ6JPMdmVxUHFttG1XGH6yYUbQ1BdulOdysYGbhl6EICGaamRQD7NeJjLRkpnf7k/s1600/Blog+ad+-+Clemency+Slaughter+on+Kickstarter.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPR4SeJK2v6Hxj_jkqx9403asCJDh-qEpGlOVNpcWucD6KVdTpSYnWdNco3k61q_TYcfe44jNhF9baQ6JPMdmVxUHFttG1XGH6yYUbQ1BdulOdysYGbhl6EICGaamRQD7NeJjLRkpnf7k/s320/Blog+ad+-+Clemency+Slaughter+on+Kickstarter.png" width="249" /></a><span class="userContent">Anybody who might be hesitating about whether to back the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">Clemency Slaughter</a> project or not, it's worth remembering the following fact about Kickstarter.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">You will not actually be charged as a backer unless <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">the Kickstarter</a> reaches its funding target on its deadline day, in this case <strong>Saturday 13 April at 1.00pm</strong>.</span><br />
<span class="userContent"><br />Also, if you'd like more than one reward, you could always pledge to each one using a different card or account.<br /><br />You'll find the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">Clemency Slaughter Kickstarter here</a>.</span>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-9973870989707882622013-03-13T09:00:00.000+00:002013-03-13T09:00:09.230+00:00Clemency Slaughter and the Legacy of D'EathToday - 13th March 2013 - marks the true start of the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">Clemency Slaughter and the Legacy of D'Eath Kickstarter</a>.<br />
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Artist Tom Brown, publisher Ian Whates, and myself, want to bring you the tale of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQngzD6FQIQ&feature=share&list=LLurujafN5LSHDig8aT1_iBQ">Miss Clemency Slaughter</a>, her ill-fated family, and the legacy of Lord Daedalus Drummond D'Eath that awaits whoever is lucky (or unlucky) enough to inherit in the end. But we can only accomplish this task with your support, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">via Kickstarter</a>.<br />
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We have a host of wonderful rewards on offer, including original artwork, invitations to a launch party, signed books, and bespoke jewellery. Bids start at only <strong>£2</strong> and there's even going to be a digital version of this macabre picture book, as long as we achieve our funding goal of <strong>£7,500</strong>.<br />
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So now it's up to you. Please <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Clemency-Slaughter-and-the-Legacy-of-DEath/167172416764254?ref=hl">'Like' our Facebook page</a>, pledge your support <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1412864360/clemency-slaughter-and-the-legacy-of-death">via the Kickstarter page</a>, and then tell all your friends <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathangreen">via the medium of social media</a> - and not just today, but every day! That's how we'll draw in the new backers we'll need to make this project happen.<br />
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Or do you see him in some other way? I'd love to know how you imagine him to be, and any budding artists out there, feel free to send me your interpretations of the malevolent monster.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-88861513890132502962013-03-07T13:43:00.000+00:002013-03-07T13:43:03.298+00:00Dr Janina's Secret KnowledgeIn case you missed it, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01r3n6p/Secret_Knowledge_The_Art_of_the_Vikings/">Dr Janina Ramirez was on BBC4 again the other night</a>, this time talking about Viking art.<br />
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I can just imagine some of the items she examines being found in the great feast hall of King Hrothgar himself...<br />
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If you've not seen this documentary before, it's well worth a watch, for Julian Glover's performance alone. It is showing on BBC4 tonight at 11.00pm.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howe_(illustrator)">John Howe</a>, who is currently probably best known as one of the imagineers of Middle Earth, produced a number of illustrations for a <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17449/beowulf-the-legend">Beowulf boardgame</a> eight or so years back.<br />
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You can see many of the wonderful, dramatic paintings on <a href="http://www.john-howe.com/blog/">his website here</a>.<br />
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I'm particularly interested in his take on Grendel, as the look of the monster is something I am very aware I need to get right for my own project, whilst at the same time making him seem fresh and new.<br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-31594287423487877452013-01-23T00:00:00.000+00:002013-01-23T00:00:06.246+00:00Beowulf Beastslayer - Let Me Tell You A Story<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eikxpKkhwKg" width="420"></iframe>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-76155659204664109822013-01-21T15:30:00.000+00:002013-01-21T15:30:10.097+00:00Beowulf Beastslayer<div class="body">
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In <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beowulf-Beastslayer/317013411737428?ref=hl" target="_blank"><strong>BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER </strong></a>you will play the part of the eponymous hero - the first superhero of the English literary tradition - battling such monsters as Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon, as well as sea serpents and all manner of other creatures along the way. Will your adventure follow the course of the original story or will you carve out a new epic all of your own?<br />
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To express your interest in this project, please visit the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beowulf-Beastslayer/317013411737428?ref=hl" target="_blank"><strong>BEOWULF BEASTSLAYER</strong> Facebook page</a>, click 'Like', and share the link with all your friends.<br />
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Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-1501288214828933842013-01-12T12:00:00.000+00:002013-01-12T22:26:06.068+00:00Beowulf as re-imagined by dreamweaver Neil Gaiman<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO4DLBqye0Tgaed3-cB6TmsUJJ8s60d85GwfC_594OP3us92skJCpMRD04MJlnzoPFvFQPxSbcYWhzTHQ_mVcmkReD1PvMRShpp2WlZRG5NwodzonOirgkWbSw3ElSimRRNzRf6U0MjIe/s1600/beowulf_ver7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO4DLBqye0Tgaed3-cB6TmsUJJ8s60d85GwfC_594OP3us92skJCpMRD04MJlnzoPFvFQPxSbcYWhzTHQ_mVcmkReD1PvMRShpp2WlZRG5NwodzonOirgkWbSw3ElSimRRNzRf6U0MjIe/s320/beowulf_ver7.jpg" width="216" /></a>There have been a number of different versions of the Anglo-Saxon epic committed to film over the years - including <i>Beowulf & Grendel</i> (2005) and <i>Outlander </i>(2008) - but one of the best is the Robert Zemeckis-helmed 2007 version, written by award-winning comic-book writer Neil Gaiman and <i>Pulp Fiction</i> co-writer Roger Avary.<br />
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<i>Beowulf </i>adds a bold new dimension to the story of the hero's battle against the monstrous Grendel, in its interpretation of the monster's 'hag-like' mother, and very effective it is too. And then there's the fact that it was all created inside a computer. (Ray Winstone has never looked so buff!)<br />
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Zemeckis creates a dark fantasy full of haunting images, and the film's on TV tonight, on ITV1, at 11.00pm. <br />
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<br />Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-65165534304345680022013-01-09T08:00:00.000+00:002013-01-08T23:45:05.143+00:00Julian Glover reads from Beowulf<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IR464WBmA2s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jonathan Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00620480733147657628noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543845739340927348.post-28583239894010024952013-01-07T23:57:00.001+00:002013-01-07T23:58:31.682+00:00Beowulf - BeastslayerA tale of monsters. A tale of heroes.<br />
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A brand new gamebook by <a href="http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.co.uk/">Jonathan Green</a>.<br />
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