Grendel’s Mum, Recast
27:12–27:47 · 35s
Diane argues Seamus Heaney mistranslated Aglaecæ wif; Tolkien’s reading—"ferocious warrior in woman’s form"—repositions Grendel’s mother as formidable, not hellish.
27:12–27:47 · 35s
Diane argues Seamus Heaney mistranslated Aglaecæ wif; Tolkien’s reading—"ferocious warrior in woman’s form"—repositions Grendel’s mother as formidable, not hellish.
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