A wyrd is an individual person's fate or destiny.
Wyrd Sisters was created in 1988.
Wyrd Sisters - band - was created in 1990.
WYRD-FM was created on 1989-07-10.
Wyrd is a term that refers to fate or personal destiny in Beowulf.
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Wendilyn Emrys goes by Wendilyn The Wyrd.
Grendel is about to meet his fate.
Wyrd is another word for Fate, Destiny, Karma or Doom. Doom being an old term meaning ones destiny, not necessarily a bad one. Sometimes pronounced with a hard V sound at the start, depending upon original geographic context.
These lines are foreshadowing that the character will not be able to harm any more people after that specific evening due to fate or destiny (Wyrd). This suggests a potential turning point or consequence for the character's actions.
The Norns are Norse goddesses of fate; Urðr (Wyrd), Verðandi and Skuld dwell beside the Well of Urðr.
In Beowulf, the significance is that Grendel will soon meet his fate.
Odin does not appear in Beowulf, nor does his alter ego Grim. There are no references to one-eyed strangers either. It should be remembered that Odin would have been known as Woden to the Anglo-Saxons before their conversion to Christianity. Odin was a Norse god.