How is grendel described in beowulf

Grendel is the first of the three monsters killed by the great hero Beowulf in the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. Here’s how the story goes:

Heorot, the magnificent hall of the great Danish king Hrothgar, is being terrorized by the monster Grendel.  Night after night, Grendel swoops in from the misty moors to slaughter Hrothgar’s thanes (warriors) where they lie sleeping on benches around the hall.

The devastating attacks go on for twelve long years until word of Hrothgar’s plight comes to his young kinsman Beowulf.

How did beowulf die

With his band of 14 loyal thanes, Beowulf travels by sea from the land of the Geats on the west coast of Sweden. He swears to Hrothgar that he will battle Grendel in single combat, spurning weapons to fight the monster hand-to-hand.

The night’s feasting ended, Beowulf and his men push their mead-benches against the wall and lie down to sleep.

In off the moors comes the monster and rips the door off its iron hinges, mad for the blood of the sleeping men. He mauls one of the men and heads for Beowulf who is feigning sleep. Just as Gr

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