or he could have been misquoted, which has happened before.

nevertheless, i think you're right. something generally dodgy seems to be going on with Beowulf.

And the moviemaking obsession with "accuracy", when it comes to medieval stuff, is just weird. I can understand wanting to be accurate in your adaptation of LOTR, or Harry Potter. Hordes of fans will string you up by the balls if you aren't. But do people actually believe that dodgy King Arthur movie was "the real king arthur?"