grund-wyrgen Posted on October 23, 2015 by Hana Videen grund-wyrgen, f.n: wolf of the deep. (GRUND-WUR-yen / ˈgɹʌnd-ˌwɝɹ-jɛn) Grendel’s mother is described as a grund-wyrgen. Grendel’s mother drags Beowulf to the bottom of the mere. Illustration by Henry Justice Ford in Andrew Lang’s The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899). Share this:ShareClick to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related
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