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In the old English poem "Beowulf", why does Grendel's mother not have a name?

In the old English poem “Beowulf”, why does Grendel’s mother not have a name?

I don't think it's because she's a female, as other women characters that serve a thematic purpose are given names. (See: Higd, Thrith, Welthow, Freaw).

Grendel's mother serves a prominent role in the poem, so it seems strange that she would go unnamed.

The new Plains dragon species is officially out at Grendel's, and I'm stunned by the blue coloration in this batch.  Though...Given my history, that's not much of a surprise.  Blue is a great color, especially when complemented by tans and whites like these guys are!

Anyways, I thought I'd do another comparison for the heck of it...This time between 2009's Plains dragon and its direct successor.

The '09 Plains species was really cool.  Very sleek and streamlined unlike the other, craggier species, so it stood out among them.  They were my favorite by far, especially the blue one, heh!  The newer ones are a little more robust and beefy-looking, but still have that cool, smooth head and those sleek, curving horns.

'09's dragons also had a great HUD, which is to be expected of pretty much all GC's animal avatars.  Lots and lots of smoothly-animated, natural actions, and the new dragons, of course, follow up on that!

If you picked up 2009's dragons, then I highly recommend checking the new ones out.  They're a huge improvement and even more fun to run around in.

500L nets you six fully-moddable different colors with six HUD-controlled breathweapons, so you really have no excuse not to grab a set!

It'll be out with the old and in with the new at Grendel's, soon!  The basic mountain species of their 2.0 dragons has already been released, but slowly but surely Flea and the team will be releasing species that harken back to one of their most popular avatars back in the day...The Elder Uthgolian dragons!

The basic color for the rebirth of the Plains species is already good to go, so I thought I'd demo it for you folks...Next to the original avatar from 2008!  How the time flies!  No word on when they'll be officially released yet, but keep a sharp eye out.

I still had some pocket change burning a hole in my virtual wallet, so I decided to clear off my mini GC-wishlist and get a Basalt Hound, as well.

130L got me a fantastically-sculpted, smooth avatar with the expected HUD of actions, including a firebreathing action!