When Beowulf kills Grendel's mother at her lair, he sees Grendel's dead body. Out of anger, he decapitates Grendel's head and swims back to surface to show the Geats and the Danes the "trophy" he brought back.
When Beowulf kills Grendel's mother at her lair, he sees Grendel's dead body. Out of anger, he decapitates Grendel's head and swims back to surface to show the Geats and the Danes the "trophy" he brought back.
Beowulf ripped off Grendel's arm, causing a mortal wound that ultimately led to the monster's death.
grendel lost. got his arm cut off. then ran to the swampland to his den or "lair" and then later died. then grandel's mom got pissed off and tried to attack also.
He runs off to his hidey-hole and dies of blood loss.
he pulls back his claws and rips them off
Beowulf is mortally wounded by a dragon during their final battle.
After Beowulf defeats Grendel by tearing off the monster's arm, Grendel retreats back to his lair to die. His mother seeks revenge for her son's death by attacking Heorot while Beowulf is sleeping. Beowulf then tracks her down to her underwater lair and kills her with a magical sword.
He dies in the sea-cave lair of his mother. The open wound of his armless shoulder leads the Danes and the Geats with Beowulf to the spot, but they do not actually see the body at that time. Only after the second attack on Heorot does Beowulf find Grendel's body, at which point (presumably not longer protected by his charms as in life) Beowulf cuts off Grendel's head and returns with it to Heorot.
Beowulf waits for Grendel to attack the mead hall, then surprises him by grappling him with great strength. When Grendel tries to escape, Beowulf tears off his arm, causing the monster to flee back to its lair where it later dies from its wounds.
it bit him and his venom was poisionious. bit him on the neck, then Beowulf killed the dragon. Beowulf later died.
In Beowulf, seeking revenge often leads to a cycle of violence and bloodshed. Grendel's mother seeks revenge for her son's death, which only leads to more death and destruction. Ultimately, seeking revenge does not bring peace or resolution in the poem.
The Dragon at the end. Beowulf in old age went to fight the dragon and no one would fight with him except Wiglaf his loyal soldier the Dragon ends up killing Beowulf as Beowulf kills the dragon (if that makes sense)
Beowulf feels that it is his role in the Anglo-Saxon society to serve and protect the Danes and his lord on behalf of his father. In other words, heroes go beyond their comitatus to their own lord and help other countries or anyone in need.Yet Beowulf was also intensely motivated by Hubris. He would not miss the chance to showcase his strength and bravery in battle. This latter reason becomes the greatest aspect of the Epic. See the Related Links section for more information.
'Battle wounds' is a general term that means any wound inflicted on a soldier. "Casualty" is a term that means any soldier who was killed, wounded or mortally wounded in battle.
During Beowulf's battle with the dragon, his sword breaks when he strikes the dragon's scales, leaving him defenseless. Additionally, his young companion, Wiglaf, is the only one who comes to his aid, while the other warriors flee in fear. Beowulf is ultimately mortally wounded by the dragon before Wiglaf kills the dragon and tends to his wounds.
Beowulf was assisted by Wiglaf during his final battle with the dragon. Wiglaf was the only one of Beowulf's warriors who did not flee in fear, and together they were able to defeat the dragon, although Beowulf ultimately succumbed to his wounds.
The last of the "weadmundings" referred to in Beowulf is Wiglaf. He is the brave warrior who stands by Beowulf in his final battle against the dragon, despite the other warriors fleeing in fear. Wiglaf helps Beowulf defeat the dragon but is ultimately unable to save him from his fatal wounds.