Iceland is mentioned at least twice in the movie which is out of place since it was probably not inhabited at that time nor is it likely that anyone who might have known of it would have called it by this name. The other point might be a little harder to explain away by the poem. Somewhere there might have been versions that speak of the great flatness of Denmark but those are forever lost to us. The version was probably not written down by anyone who had ever seen Denmark. Oral tradition does these things to poems. "'.sailors now could see the land, sea-cliffs shining, steep high hills, headlands broad.' " But then somebody pointed out on the forums that though this does not conform to reality it does fit the poem which says: This is something Denmark is famous for not having and is a major point for jokes by Icelanders as myself about the country which used to rule us. I went to see Beowulf as soon as it came out and I liked though it didn't quite match up to Stardust which blew me away.Īnyway I thought I had found two mistakes in Beowulf.The first was the mountains of Denmark. (For whatever it's worth, I get 125 times as much in royalties on a hardback novel as I'd get on an equivalently priced DVD.)Īt the very end of this post - in case they break the various RSS feeds - I'll put two video summaries of the issues. If I wrote a TV series for the UK, I'd get less money upfront (not much less) but I'd be well recompensed for repeats, DVDs, internet downloads and so forth. The bit of this that puzzles me most is that elsewhere in the world, the idea that the writers get paid when the work is watched online is one that's been taken for granted. But in case anyone had any questions (and judging from the FAQ line, a few people have), yes I wholeheartedly endorse and approve of the strike, and, for whatever it's worth, voted for the strike powers (along with about 95% of the WGA membership, so no surprise there).
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