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Grendel is a figure in the poem Beowulf, preserved in the Nowell Codex. [2] Grendel, being cursed as the descendant of the Biblical Cain, along with elves and other eotens, is "harrowed" by the sounds of singing that come every night from the mead hall of Heorot built by King Hroðgar. Unable to bear it any more, he attacks Heorot.
Grendel is the name of the heavy assault rifle in Crysis 2. Grendel is a monster in the Dragon Quest series. Grendel is a boss mob in the PlayStation 2 game EverQuest Online Adventures. Final Fantasy VIII features a boss monster, which later becomes an incidental monster, called Grendel which depicts the beast as being four-legged.
Using Grendel's perspective to tell at least part of the story of Beowulf in more contemporary language allows the story to be seen in a new light not only in terms of the point of view but also brings it into the modern era. Where Grendel is portrayed mainly as a physical creature in the original work, here a glimpse into his psyche is offered.
Æschere – Hroðgar's closest counselor and comrade, killed by Grendel's mother. Banstan – the father of Breca. Beow or Beowulf – an early Danish king and the son of Scyld, but not the same character as the hero of the poem; Beowulf – son of Ecgtheow, and the eponymous hero of the Anglo-Saxon poem.
Grendel's Cave: Grendel's Mother is an AI monster, and secondary objective, after killing Grendel, in the game. Skullgirls: Grendel's Mother is a character to the backstory of the pro-wrestler character, Beowulf. After Beowulf kills Grendel in a wrestling match, Grendel's Mother attacked Beowulf but was defeated as well.
Netflix announced a series order for “Grendel,” based on Matt Wagner’s Dark Horse Entertainment comic book series of the same name. Abubakr Ali will star, among others. “Grendel” follows ...
Grendel Tales is an irregular series of stories by other writers and artists set in the world Wagner had created. It was intended to follow the original comic series, but Comico's bankruptcy derailed this plan (Grendel #40 did contain a short story by Steven T. Seagle and Ho Che Anderson, starting this idea).
It should be kept in mind that, although the sword provided by Unferth was ineffective against Grendel's mother, we are told that this sword is an ancient treasure, "never had it failed", but although it had sliced through many a helmet, against Grendel's dam "this was the first time that the glorious treasure failed"; Unferth had no reason to ...