Grendel's mother

mother of the monster Grendel in the epic poem Beowulf
Person literary_character Q2361245
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Grendel's mother

Summary

Grendel's mother is a literary character[1]. She draws 2,841 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #82 of 421).[2]

Key Facts

  • A child of Grendel's mother was Grendel[3].
  • Grendel's mother is recorded as female[4].
  • Grendel's mother's instance of is recorded as literary character[5].
  • Grendel's mother's killed by is recorded as Beowulf[6].
  • Grendel's mother's Commons category is recorded as Grendel's mother[7].
  • Grendel's mother's present in work is recorded as Beowulf[8].

Body

Personal Life

A child of Grendel's mother was Grendel[3].

Why It Matters

Grendel's mother draws 2,841 Wikipedia views per month (literary_character category, ranking #82 of 421).[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Fandom article id villains:Grendel's_Mother
    Killed by Beowulf
    Sex or gender female
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: villains:Grendel's_Mother, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299420386|Grendel's Mother (#299420386)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/81"
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