The first comic based on Beowulf, called "Beowulf: Dragon Slayer," in 1975, for instance, illustrates Grendel's mother as a weak, wolf-like humanoid. She doesn't even get to battle Beowulf.

Suddenly, a ray of light—the narrator implies that this is God’s doing—shines upon a nearby sword, part of Grendel’s mother’s armory. Beowulf grabs it and beheads her, then beheads her ...

A horrible battle ensues and Beowulf, by sheer willpower, rips Grendel’s arm off, delivering him a death blow. But the following night, Grendel’s hideous mother comes to the hall to avenge her ...

In Beowulf, Grendel’s mother is a monster. The Mere Wife reimagines her as a soldier. Skip to main content. ... Grendel’s mother, however, gets the feminine form of the word, ...

Grendel limps back to his lair, where his mother — she has no name, so we’ll call her Grendma — watches him die. When Beowulf discovers the lair, Grendma reveals herself in the form of a ...

Beowulf then has to combat Grendel’s mother, who wants revenge. To do so he dives into the depths of a dreadful lake, infested with serpents. ... the beautiful form of the poem, ...

The legend of “Beowulf” has roared back to life at Berkeley’s Ashby Stage. Only here the heroic sixth-century Scandinavian warrior must fell not only the snarling beast Grendel but also a ...