Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-11458474-20130926235435/@comment-26060313-20150201031214

KiraTsukasa wrote: I hate to add to the necroing of a post, but...

I must say that I've found this all rather interesting. I've not read Beowulf in quite some time, and the version that I did read was rather different from what apparently is the true poem. From what I can gather, unless Bethesda explicitly says otherwise, the evidence is a bit overwhelming that the Greybeards are a reference to Beowulf, if not an outright adaptation of them. I get the whole policy thing on speculation and whatnot, but at this point it's like saying it's speculation that the sky is blue until god comes out and confirms it. And even putting it as trivia or an easter egg doesn't affect the lore of the Greybeards in any way, so there's no real harm in it at the end of the day. The necroing began with me, however not intentionally. I had everything typed out before I saw the date. I found this page while researching references.

I do have to say though, I completely agree. Bethesda has already confirmed that the Udyrfrykte and what not from Morrowind and the Uderfrykte Matron from Oblivion are indeed references to Grendel and his mother. This reference is mention in multiple places on the wikia too. I don't see why Bethesda wouldn't make a reference again, since it's such a good one.

I don't know if you read my first post, where I pasted some of my paper that I submitted, but I talk about everything in that. I submitted it, and since then, my proffesor has actually been in contact with me, interested about TES series. Since she is a professor for British Literature, she was thinking she could probably find reference to other works as well in the games, but Beowulf is clearly something referenced throughout.

I also suggest you read the original text of Beowulf. It really is very good, though a little difficult.