The name of the sword is Hrunting. It was given to Beowulf by Unferth (lines 1455-1458).
While Grendel's mother is hard for Beowulf to defeat, he IS able to use a sword, where as he has to battle Grendel bare handed.
Beowulf discovers that his sword is ineffective against Grendel's mother's tough skin. He discards the sword and instead uses a magical weapon found in her lair to defeat her.
His ancestral sword.
After Beowulf harms Grendel, the mother breaks into the hall to take his arm home. Beowulf is told by the king that htere are actually two monsters. Beowulf leaves at once to go underwater to kill Grendel's mother.
Yes, Beowulf kills Grendel's mother in the poem by using a giant sword that he finds in her lair. After a fierce battle, Beowulf decapitates her and returns victorious to Heorot.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by slaying her with a giant sword that he finds in her lair. He decapitates her, ending her reign of terror.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by using a sword on her.
Grendel's mother mourns the death of her son by seeking revenge on Beowulf, who killed him. She attacks Heorot in search of retaliation, ultimately resulting in a battle with Beowulf himself.
The weapon used to kill Grendel's mother, a sword, is melted by her blood when she is defeated by Beowulf. The sword does not survive the intense heat generated by her blood and is destroyed.
Beowulf uses a giant's sword to kill Grendel's mother in their underwater lair. He finds the sword hanging on the wall and uses it to strike a fatal blow.
The dragon is beowulfs song which most people don't' know cause it doesn't really tell you... and the golden horn Beowulf got from the king is a symbol. If Grendels mother has it he shall not attach but it soon comes back to it's owner and it comes back to Beowulf when he becomes king. So Beowulf and Grendels mother got to gather and he gave her another son, he just couldn't help it. so Beowulf really doesn't kill Grendels mother he just says he does.....
While Grendel's mother is hard for Beowulf to defeat, he IS able to use a sword, where as he has to battle Grendel bare handed.