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Beowulf and Grendel: Craving for the Queen

Brittney Turner

In both texts, Beowulf and Grendel, the main purpose of the Queen's are
to serve the courts as "weavers of peace". In Grendel however, Queen
Wealththeow is described in much greater detail and serves a further purpose.
The reader gains insight to a part Grendel that is not present in Beowulf, his
desire for a human.
It was not unusual for women to be offered as tokens of peace within the
noble courts. In the novel Grendel, Wealhtheow's brother, King of the Helmings,
bestowed her to King Hrothgar to promote peace amongst the Helmings and
Scyldings. "She had given, her life for those she loved. So would any
simpering, eyelash batting female in her court, given the proper setup, the
minimal conditions"(Grendel, p.102). It is ironic how she promoted peace from
her arrival because she was an essential part in keeping peace, as the "weaver
of peace" in the later of both texts. Queen Wealhtheow however is not the......

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