Grendel
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Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. He is one of the poem's three antagonists, all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. He is referred to as both an eoten an
An illustration of Grendel by J. R. Skelton from the 1908 Stories of Beowulf. Grendel is described as "very terrible to look upon."
Beowulf Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f. 132r
Grendel's mother
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Grendel's mother is one of three antagonists in the anonymous Old English poem Beowulf, the other two being Grendel himself and the dragon. Each antagonist reflects different negative aspects of both
Grendel
…Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (700–1000 AD). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. He is referred to as both an eoten and a þyrs, types of beings from wider…
An illustration of Grendel's mother by J. R. Skelton from Stories of Beowulf (1908) described as a "water-witch" trying to stab Beowulf
A sculpture of a valkyrie on a horse by Stephan Sinding, 1908
The Gefion Fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Anders Bundgård, 1908