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Beowulf vs. The 13th Warrior The Anglo-Saxon's wrote an epic poem more than 1200 years ago then around 1997, a movie, The 13th Warrior was produced based on Michael's Crichton's best-selling novel Eaters of the Dead. Both the story and the movie, tell the life of a people who fight evil beings to protect their land and property. In both renditions many battles took place. The 13th Warrior and Beowulf, despite their many similiarlities, the battles had differences in location, weapons, and the people who were involved. The biggest similiarlities between the two versions involved the location of the battles. In both the movie and the epic, the first battle takes place in the same spot. Both groups of people went to help Hrothgar's people and fought at Mead Hall. Also in the second battle of Beowulf and the third battle of The 13th Warrior, the battle took place underground in caves where they had to fight an evil woman. Even though their locations seem similar they are different. The biggest discripancy is the amount of battles. Beowulf contained three battles, while The 13th Warrior cont