Summary of the Battle with Grendel

Once upon a time, there was a monster named Grendel. Every night, he attacks the place of King
Hrothgar. Beowulf volunteered to help the danes in fighting Grendel because his father owed King
Hrothgar a bucket of gratitude, especially, back when his father is still a king.

One night, Grendel came into the hall. He snatched a victim without knowing that there is a pair of eyes
watching for his next move. For his second victim, he didn’t know that it was Beowulf and when Beowulf
held the claws of Grendel , Grendel was surprised. He thought that he haven’t meet anyone who is
stronger than him.

He wanted to escape and flee back to his den and instead, waited as hell welcomes him after his death.
Beowulf defeated Grendel. All the princes and other people went where the battle took place in order to
see the claws, shoulder of Grendel hanging on the wall. They didn’t have any doubt and was indifferent
when Grendel died at the edge of the lake. Grendel's blood boiled together with the water so they
didn’t see his body, mainly due to the bubbles coming from the lake.

As the people went back to the palace, they kept on saying about what happened, especially, the
heroism of Beowulf . Despite of what Beowulf has done for them; they didn’t say that Beowulf is better
than King Hrothgar. For them, King Hrothgar is the best among all kings.

Characters in the story

Some of the main characters in the story are:

Grendel

Beowulf

King Hrothgar

Themes of the story

The themes of the story are:

Heroism

Bravery
Beowulf and The Battle With Grendel

Every good hero needs a villain. Every good villain needs to be feared. In the epic poem Beowulf,
Grendel is the villain, the monster who terrorizes Denmark. At the beginning of the epic, the Danes
are celebrating in the mead hall Heorot. The outcast Grendel, sleeping in his swamp, hears the
celebrating and is angry. Later at night, when everyone is asleep, Grendel attacks Heorot and kills
many Danes; he comes back the next night and repeats his attacks. Grendel kills hundreds of Danes,
but never kills Denmark's King Hrothgar, whose name is rendered Hroogar in some versions of the
text. These murderous sprees continue for years. Hrothgar and the Danes pray for their land to be
saved. Hearing of the attacks and hearing of Grendel, Beowulf, a strong and brave warrior whose
father was king of the Geats, arrives with his fellow warriors. Beowulf boasts of his victories and offers
to help Hrothgar defeat Grendel. Hrothgar, hoping that someone can defeat this monster and demon,
readily accepts. Beowulf and Grendel enter a vicious battle where only one will come out victorious.