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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 Germanic mythology. He is also described as a descendant of the…

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Epic poemBeowulfAntagonistsHis motherDragon
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Nowell CodexBiblicalElvesMead hallKing Hroðgar
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Old EnglishCainCain tradition
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Peter DickinsonBipedalism
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Grendel

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Triples62
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Story · 18
Grendel → Afterwards, As Grendel, Beowulf, Biblical Cain, Following, Geats, God, God's, Grendel's, Hall, He, Heorot, Hroðgar, King Hroðgar, Nowell Codex, The, There, Unable
related to Description in the poem · 9
Grendel → After Grendel's, Because, Beowulf, Bible, Cain, During, Hroðgar, Old English, Tolkien's
related to Narrative role · 8
Grendel → Anglo-Saxon, Beowulf, Beowulf's, English, Grendel's, Tolkien, Tolkien's, Triumph
related to Relationship to Biblical traditions · 6
Grendel → Alfred Bammesgerber, Cain, Grendel's, He, Old English, Some
related to Other interpretations and discussions · 4
Grendel → Grendel's, Other, Peter Dickinson, Sherman Kuhn
related to Place-names · 4
Grendel → Anglo-Saxon, English, Grendel's, It
related to External links · 3
Grendel → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
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Grendel → character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, descendant of the Biblical Cain

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beowulf poem grendel's cain biblical monster heorot old described dragon poet first english beings also human mother description eoten role

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Grendelis acharacter in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf0.90text
Grendelis adescendant of the Biblical Cain0.90text
eotenasinstance ofHe notes that Cain is presented as the ancestor of beings0.80text
ylfeinstance ofHe notes that Cain is presented as the ancestor of beings0.80text
which he equates with their Old Norse cognates of jötnarinstance ofHe notes that Cain is presented as the ancestor of beings0.80text
álfarinstance ofHe notes that Cain is presented as the ancestor of beings0.80text
living on the periphery of the worldinstance ofsome broadly shared traits have been identified0.80text
outside societyinstance ofsome broadly shared traits have been identified0.80text
Sherman Kuhninstance ofgoing as far as stating that Grendel could easily have been a bipedal dragon.Other scholars0.80text
grendeles pyttinstance ofPlace-namesGrendel likely features in English place names dating to the Anglo-Saxon period0.80text
Grendelrelated to Description in the poemDuring0.60section
Grendelrelated to Description in the poemTolkien's0.60section

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