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Who was grendel's ancestor?

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Grendel's ancestor was the biblical figure Cain, who was cursed by God for murdering his brother Abel. According to the legend in the epic poem Beowulf, Grendel is depicted as a descendant of Cain, marked by the same curse and doomed to roam the earth as a monster.

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According to the novel Grendel, all monsters, including Grendel himself, descend from Cain

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According to legend, the earliest ancestors of the Grendels were born from the biblical character Cain. This is a very old legend from the British Isles.

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Grendel's ancestor is Cain, who kills his brother Abel out of jealousy and is outcasted into the world.

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Grendel is referred to as the descendant of Cain from the Bible.

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Cain , as in Cain and Able from The Bible

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Cain.

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