Xena: Warrior Princess (TV Series)

Return of the Valkyrie (2000)

Renato Bartolomei: Beowulf

Quotes 

• Lord Erick : [Looking at Gabrielle]  The lady of the ring. The legend of your beauty does you no justice. Your destiny has arrived. I have come to save you.

  Beowulf : Lord Erick! My lord, this is madness. You cannot penetrate the ring of fire. Only Gabrielle's soulmate can pass through the flames. All other flesh is doomed.

  [He shows his burnt left hand] 

• Beowulf : I will return, Gabrielle. I promise you.

• Xena : What's the matter with your men? They look like they've seen a ghost.

  Wiglaf : No, not a ghost: a legend. All these men can talk of is a chance to see you in action. To tell you the truth, I'm...

  Beowulf : ...about to go and polish your blade. Is that right, Wiglaf?

  Wiglaf : Fine, send me away.

• Xena : I could have done so much good for the Viking people.

  Beowulf : The Xena I remember could do more good with this sword than a hundred Viking queens could ever do. And the Xena I remember could never forget what happened in that swamp, the face of Gabrielle, the most loyal friend in the world.

  Xena : I remember none of these things.

  Beowulf : You may not remember them, but they are inside you.

• Wiglaf : That's what Vikings do! Fighting gives our lives meaning!

  Xena : Fighting gives your lives meaning. Do you have any idea how stupid that is?

  Beowulf : Yeah? Well, it didn't sound stupid when it came from you.

  Xena : From me?

  Beowulf : Long ago it was Xena who first taught Odin to embrace violence and bloodlust.

  Xena : Well, if that is true then I know I am not this Xena.

• Xena : [to the vision of Gabrielle]  Are you a demon? Or my own mind made mad?

  Gabrielle : [as a vision]  I am the truth of who you are. Our souls are united, Xena.

  Beowulf : Xena? Xena, are you all right?

  Xena : Yes. This Gabrielle truly loved Xena, didn't she?

  Beowulf : And will till the end of time. Gabrielle saved you from what you were, as you must now save her.

  Beowulf : I've heard the men talking. They say that Xena created this monster that awaits us.

  Beowulf : Grinhilda.

  Xena : It's true, then.

  Beowulf : I have waited a long time to return this to you.

  [He gives to Xena her chakram] 

  Xena : What's it for?

  Beowulf : You'll know. When the time comes, you'll know.

• Xena : That's right. Beowulf, I'll always be indebted to you for bringing me back here.

  Beowulf : Hey, I needed the best. The legends didn't lie, Xena, you are the greatest warrior I've ever known.

• Gabrielle : Thank you.

  Beowulf : I'll miss you.

  Gabrielle : You have a good heart, Beowulf. If it weren't for you, I'd still be in Brunhilda's flame.

  Beowulf : I think we both know Xena would have found you eventually.

• Beowulf : [the woman he loves, Gabrielle, has just left]  Not a word, Wiglaf... Not a word.