alls under what he must do to uphold his "protector" image. The warrior's ethics make Beowulf stay and keep protecting this king's people in which he is indebted to. The gender roles are seen very easily seen in this story simply through the name Grendel's Mother. The role of women during this time period is to be subservient to men. It is shown by the fact that a main character does not have a name but instead is known and the male's mother.
             These gender roles are modified as the role of women are modified over the long time period between the creation of "Beowulf" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Night". These modified gender roles come along with the new Arthurian legends. However there is a similarity between Grendal's mother and Morgan le Faye. Morgan's name is also not mentioned until Gawain finds out who she really is. In the beginning of the story she is just introduced as the old woman. It is not until the reader
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