1393,
1395, 1498, Grendel's mother is referred to as m.
1395, 1498, Grendel's mother is referred to as m.
Beowulf
"That this story of Grendel's mother was originally a separate lay
from the first seems to be suggested by the fact that the monsters are
described over again, and many new details added, such as would be inserted
by a new singer who wished to enhance and adorn the original tale. "--Br. ,
p. 41.
l. 1259. Cf. l. 107, which also points to the ancestry of murderers and
monsters and their descent from "Cain. "
l. 1261. The MS. has sē þe, m. ; changed by some to seo þe. At ll.
1393,
1395, 1498, Grendel's mother is referred to as m. ; at ll. 1293, 1505,
1541-1546, etc. , as f. , the uncertain pronoun designating a creature female
in certain aspects, but masculine in demonic strength and
savageness. --H. -So. ; Sw. p. 202. Cf. the masc. epithets at ll. 1380, 2137,
etc.
l. 1270.
from the first seems to be suggested by the fact that the monsters are
described over again, and many new details added, such as would be inserted
by a new singer who wished to enhance and adorn the original tale. "--Br. ,
p. 41.
l. 1259. Cf. l. 107, which also points to the ancestry of murderers and
monsters and their descent from "Cain. "
l. 1261. The MS. has sē þe, m. ; changed by some to seo þe. At ll.
1393,
1395, 1498, Grendel's mother is referred to as m. ; at ll. 1293, 1505,
1541-1546, etc. , as f. , the uncertain pronoun designating a creature female
in certain aspects, but masculine in demonic strength and
savageness. --H. -So. ; Sw. p. 202. Cf. the masc. epithets at ll. 1380, 2137,
etc.
l. 1270.
