Grendel's mother
E115812
Grendel's mother is a fearsome, vengeful monster from the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," known for attacking the Danes to avenge her son's death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grendel's mother canonical | 2 |
| character Grendel's Mother | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T975110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grendel's mother Context triple: [Beowulf, featuresCharacter, Grendel's mother]
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A.
Grendel
Grendel is the monstrous, man-eating antagonist from the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," often interpreted as a symbol of chaos and evil.
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B.
Fenrir
Fenrir is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology prophesied to kill the god Odin during Ragnarök.
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C.
Botwulf
Botwulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various East Anglian towns.
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D.
Milbanke
Milbanke is an English aristocratic family name historically associated with the wife of poet Lord Byron, Annabella Milbanke.
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E.
Jormungandr
Jormungandr is the colossal World Serpent of Norse mythology, destined to encircle Midgard and battle Thor during Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grendel's mother Target entity description: Grendel's mother is a fearsome, vengeful monster from the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," known for attacking the Danes to avenge her son's death.
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A.
Grendel
Grendel is the monstrous, man-eating antagonist from the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," often interpreted as a symbol of chaos and evil.
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B.
Fenrir
Fenrir is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology prophesied to kill the god Odin during Ragnarök.
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C.
Botwulf
Botwulf is an alternate name for Saint Botolph, a 7th-century English abbot venerated as the patron saint of travelers and various East Anglian towns.
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D.
Milbanke
Milbanke is an English aristocratic family name historically associated with the wife of poet Lord Byron, Annabella Milbanke.
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E.
Jormungandr
Jormungandr is the colossal World Serpent of Norse mythology, destined to encircle Midgard and battle Thor during Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ monster ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Beowulf ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
feud
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kinship ⓘ monstrosity ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| attacks | Heorot ⓘ |
| child | Grendel ⓘ |
| combatLocation | underwater hall ⓘ |
| culture |
Anglo-Saxon England
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surface form:
Anglo-Saxon
|
| describedAs |
aglæcwif
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fearsome ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| dwellsIn |
mere
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underwater lair ⓘ |
| enemy |
Beowulf
ⓘ
Hrothgar ⓘ |
| familyRelation | mother of Grendel ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced | modern adaptations of Beowulf ⓘ |
| interpretationSubject |
feminist literary criticism
ⓘ
monster theory ⓘ |
| killedBy | Beowulf ⓘ |
| killedByWeapon | giant sword in her lair ⓘ |
| kills | Æschere ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Germanic heroic legend ⓘ |
| motivation | vengeance for her son's death ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | descendant of Cain ⓘ |
| notableAction |
raids Heorot after Grendel's death
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seizes and carries off Æschere ⓘ |
| opponentAllegiance | Geats ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | film adaptations of Beowulf ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Grendel ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| sequenceInNarrative | second monster Beowulf fights ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Denmark ⓘ |
| textualForm | character in epic poetry ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | Scandinavian Migration Age ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
Scandinavians
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surface form:
Danes
|
| weaponUsedByOpponent |
harpe sword
ⓘ
surface form:
Hrunting
|
| workAuthor | anonymous poet of Beowulf ⓘ |
| workGenre | epic poem ⓘ |
| workTitleInOldEnglish |
Beowulf
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surface form:
Bēowulf
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grendel's mother Description of subject: Grendel's mother is a fearsome, vengeful monster from the Old English epic poem "Beowulf," known for attacking the Danes to avenge her son's death.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
character Grendel's Mother