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Here Grendel's mother is the matriarch of the Wendol community, and they make effigies of her which are similar to the Venus of Willendorf. Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir portrayed Grendel's mother (referred to and billed as the "Sea Hag") in Beowulf & Grendel (2005), directed by Sturla Gunnarsson. Although some of the film remains true to the ...
This list of artistic depictions of Grendel refers to the figure of Grendel. He is one of three antagonists (along with Grendel's mother and the dragon) in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 700–1000 CE). Grendel has been adapted in a number of different media including film, literature, and graphic/illustrated novels or comic books.
An illustration of Grendel's mother by J. R. Skelton from Stories of Beowulf (1908) described as a "water-witch" trying to stab Beowulf. Grendel's mother (Old English: Grendles mōdor) is one of three antagonists in the anonymous Old English poem Beowulf (c. 700–1000 AD), the other two being Grendel and the dragon.
2016: Grendel's Mother, a novel by Diana Stout. 2018: The Mere Wife, a novel by Maria Dahvana Headley, retells the story from the point of view of Grendel's Mother, set in contemporary, suburban America. [12] 2020: Beowulf, an illustrated adaptation for children by Nick Holt and John Howe; 2022: Grendel's Mother, a novel in verse, by Jane Gardner.
Grendel Grendel Grendel: 1981 Animated Epics: Beowulf: 1998 Beowulf: 1999 a science-fiction/fantasy film starring Christopher Lambert. The 13th Warrior: 1999 action movie directed by John McTiernan mixing Beowulf with the travels of Ibn Fadlan. Beowulf & Grendel: 2005 starring Gerard Butler and directed by the Icelandic-Canadian Sturla ...
The Jim Henson Company’s live-action monster tale “Grendel” has rounded out its cast with Jeff Bridges in the role of Grendel, as well as Dave Bautista as Beowulf and Bryan Cranston as King ...
Beowulf arrives and kills the beast. Grendel's mother attempts to appeal to Beowulf's inner evil to seduce him, but fails and transforms into a giant humanoid spider-like creature. After Beowulf defeats her, their battle forces the outpost to collapse on itself. Beowulf and Kyra escape, and she convinces him to let her accompany him on his ...
On his return from Heorot, where he killed Grendel and Grendel's mother, Beowulf becomes king of the Geats and rules wisely for fifty years until a slave awakens and angers a dragon by stealing a jeweled cup from its lair. When the angry dragon mercilessly burns the Geats' homes (including Beowulf's) and lands, Beowulf decides to fight and kill ...