Beowulf NEIL GAIMAN Source ROGER AVARY The author of Beowulfbased his tale in part on pagan myths,fables,Scandinavian history, and biblical and Christian history. Thus,Beowulfis a mixture of fiction and fact.Source ❖ The author of Beowulf based his tale in part on pagan myths, fables, Scandinavian history, and biblical and Christian history. ❖ Thus, Beowulfis a mixture of fiction and fact