In the poem “Beowulf”, Grendel's mother, a monstrous creature, is one of the three antagonists against whom Beowulf, the main character, fights. The battle against Grendel's mother appears to be the strangest of the three battles. The main reason for his strangeness is that Grendel's mother is the mother of the monster Grendel, who was killed by Beowulf in the first battle. Another reason for his strangeness is that Grendel's mother is the only female-type creature. An alternative reason for this strangeness in the battle is due to the fact that Grendel's mother is not a true monster, aside from her physical form. Through explaining the kinship, understanding the missing words in the original text, and comparing Grendel's mother to the other mothers in the poem, particularly Welthow and Hildeburh, it can be established that Grendel's mother's intentions are not monstrous even though He looks like a monster. Kinship is one of the many recurring themes in Beowulf. It is known that kinship forms an important part of society because this theme is present throughout the long poem. Kinship is defined as blood kinship. According to Lorraine Lancaster, in Anglo-Saxon society, one is considered relatives of someone even if they are fifth cousins. However, after becoming sixth cousins, they are no longer related. In Lancaster's “Kinship in Anglo-Saxon Society –I” the readers realize that one is very loyal to one's relatives. In this article it is said that it is everyone's duty to be loyal towards their relatives. Because of this loyalty, feuds begin. If a person is killed, it is right that the slaughterer is killed by a relative of the killed person, and so on. It sounds familiar because it's the main idea... middle of paper... can't be called a monster. The translator of the version of Beowulf that was read was not very accurate because he failed to prove that Grendel's mother was a "Lady". Also, as previously stated, translated versions of the original texts are always recreated, meaning that Grendel's mother may actually be a queen-like figure instead of being depicted as a monster. Finally, Grendel's mother's intentions were not used to harm anyone but because of her maternal role. He was in a similar situation to Hildeburh. Plus, she did what she thought was right as a mother, just like Welthow did. The only reason Grendel's mother can be identified as a monster is because she has an affair with the monstrous Cain, which she cannot be blamed for. All in all, Grendel's mother had every right to kill a Dane, which is not monstrous. Therefore, she cannot be called a monster.