Grendel’s Mere, Beowulf’s Dive, and the Visio Sancti Pauli

According to Hrothgar’s account of Grendel’s mere, every night one can see there fȳr on flōde, a phrase often translated as ‘fire on the water’. This fire, which the king describes as a nīðwundor (a dreadful wonder), has traditionally been seen by scholars as a supernatural phenomenon that contribut...

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Main Author: Rafael Pascual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2025-01-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
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Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/26402
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