Beowulf
Anglo Saxon · mortal · heroic age · mortal
Geatish hero of the Old English epic; slayer of Grendel, Grendel's mother and the dragon, later king of the Geats. A legendary mortal, not a god.
Parentage
Domains
Powers
- Grip with the strength of thirty men
- Tear off Grendel's arm with his bare hands
- Slay the hoard-dragon at the cost of his life
- Hand-grip with the strength of thirty men
- Endures days swimming the sea in mail among sea-monsters
Relations
Sources
- Beowulf, Nowell Codex (manuscript c. 975–1025)
- R. D. Fulk, R. Bjork & J. Niles, Klaeber's Beowulf, 4th ed. (2008)
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