 Jim Garten Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin & Razor Guru Joined: February 00 0000 Location: South England Status: Offline Points: 00000 Posted: October 00 0000 at 00:00 It originates from the Norse 'Beowulf' legend: this was adapted by John Gardner into a book called 'Grendel' which examined the legend from the monster's point of view. 