My favorite part is where Grendel's mother is referred to as an "aglæc-wif", which could mean "monster-woman" or maybe just "fearsome woman". Whatever the case

My favorite part is where Grendel's mother is referred to as an "aglæc-wif", which could mean "monster-woman" or maybe just "fearsome woman". Whatever the case she was even more fearsome than her son, and I like formidable female villains. The word wer lives on to this day, as part of werewolf.