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The epic poem Beowulf burr describes a battle in Denmark between Beowulf and a terrible monster called Grendel. The physical nature of the monster is left vague. “Now day by day this fearsome giant was tortured more and more, for to him it was a torture to hear the sounds of laughter and of merriment. Day by day the music of harp and song of minstrel made him more and more mad with jealous hate.” In the tale, Beowulf becomes king of a tribe known as the Geatings after slaying Grendel.

An illustration of the ogre Grendel from Beowulf.

  • Marshall, Henrietta Elizabeth (1908) Stories of Beowulf, T.C. & E.C. Jack, p. 5
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Source Marshall, Henrietta Elizabeth (1908) Stories of Beowulf, T.C. & E.C. Jack
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Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton  (1865–1927)  wikidata:Q28659127 s:en:Author:Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
 
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J. R. Skelton
Description British painter, watercolorist and illustrator
Date of birth/death 1865 Edit this at Wikidata 6 November 1927 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Newcastle upon Tyne Edit this at Wikidata North Kensington Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1888 Edit this at Wikidata–1927 Edit this at Wikidata
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