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Took a lickin’, didn’t keep tickin’ |
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Oz Wiedersehen, Witchy Woman |
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How we think the fight will go
I quench my thirst
Made mighty
by this tale
Not yet over
Exile out of Oz
A stranger
To our land
King Hrothgar’s hope
An evil against an evil
A champion of convenience
Desperation makes
Strange bedfellows
Hungered she did
Hunted she did
For that cursed
Son of Hell
Grendel
Dweomers strong
Rune songs ancient
Strange magics unknown
Even to our eldest
Were of no use
Mombi found Grendel
Heath-haunter hero-slayer
Long of claw and tooth
Her magic failed her
She found her doom
Grendel claimed another
His hunger unabated
His roars echo
Through the hills
Death stalks once again
Wandering ceaseless
Restless, damned
By bloodlust driven
And anger given
Since the sin of Cain
Searching forest
Smashing ice
digging burrows
His search for flesh
Proves futile
He ascends
into the mountains
There to find
What solace he can
Among the rocks and the lonely wind
Somewhere beyond
He hears a woeful cry
Words unknown
But the sorrow apparent
To a fellow exile
The monster’s heart
swells in its chest
A woman of sorts
A helpmate to bear
Sorrow’s children
Ever higher he climbs
That call that much closer
To realization and relief
Of a deprivation
Unknown before
To cave’s mouth he comes
Grendel deeply inhales
Exotic spices
Mediterranean delight
Alien but not unwanted
He sees the object
Of his affection
Or rather her back
Her face a mystery
A goddess for a beast
His monster throat bellows
Greeting to the beauty before him
Words leave his mouth
Before he notes the presence
Of snakes for hair
Even monsters have their own monsters
Things to fear in the night
There are demons both great and lesser
In horror Grendel sees
His mistake
Her head turns
Asps and vipers hissing
Her face horrid
Even to one
Such as Grendel
He seeks a retreat
But too late he is struck
By eyes once beautiful
Now Goddess cursed
To deliver death
Grendel once feared
Now no more
Celebrations begin
Among those yet ignorant
Of a new evil among them.
Predicted Winner: Medusa
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Medusa is a character from Greek Mythology; Grendel is a character from Beowulf saga.
Medusa image courtesy of IronShod. Grendel image courtesy of John Howe.
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As much as I enjoy the style for the Grendel fights, this is a done deal. Grendel is too much of a beast to reason a way around Medusa’s gaze, so he either fights blind, or he’s stone. Excellent write up.
I’ll start by saying that I haven’t read Beowulf, but it seems pretty hard to beat Medusa’s gaze without either foreknowledge or a lot of luck. If she gets the jump on you, it’s over. So my vote goes to Medusa. (Though I shall miss the epic, epic poem write-up).
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