Beowulf

Cain

Role: ancestor of an evil breed · First appears: Section I

Life events

  • Cain killed Abel and was driven from the sight of men.(Section I)
    • With: Abel
    • “On kin of Cain was the killing avenged by sovran God for slaughtered Abel. Ill fared his feud, and far was he driven, for the slaughter's sake, from sight of men.”

Section I

  • enemies with Abel “On kin of Cain was the killing avenged by sovran God for slaughtered Abel.”

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