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What does Beowulf discover about his sword in his battle with grendels mother?
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.
What was the name of the sword Beowulf used to kill grendels mother?
His ancestral sword.
What sword does Beowulf take with him to face Grendels mother?
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.
What is grendels weakness?
Grendel's weakness in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf is his vulnerability to weapons, particularly the sword that Beowulf uses to defeat him. Due to a curse placed on Grendel's ancestor Cain, he is unable to be harmed by conventional weapons made by men.
What do these lines refer to in Beowolf XXIII 1 6?
In Beowulf XXIII 1-6, the lines refer to the hero Beowulf's return to Geatland after defeating Grendel and Grendel's mother. The people of Geatland welcome Beowulf back with open arms, celebrating his victory and heroism. The lines emphasize the joy and relief felt by Beowulf and his people after facing and overcoming great challenges.
Describe the setting where Beowulf fights Grendel mother?
Beowulf and Grendel's mother fight in her cave and she crushes him fiercely with her claws but his life is protected by his armour. He tries to kill her with Hrunting but it will not even bite into her flesh. Eventually he sees Grendel's mother's own giant sword on the wall -- the sword is so large that he is the only man in the world strong enough to wield it -- and he uses it to kill her. At this moment Beowulf has just failed to hurt Grendel's mother with the sword Hrunting and he tries to wrestle her as he had done with Grendel.
In Beowulf's fight to the death with Grendel's mother the piece of his own equipment that saves his life is?
In Beowulf's fight with Grendel's mother, the piece of equipment that saves his life is a magic sword hanging on the wall of the underwater cavern where the battle takes place. When Beowulf discovers the sword, he uses it to kill Grendel's mother and emerge victorious.
Where does Beowulf find a second weapon?
In the Battle cave when Beowulf is fighting with Grendel's mother.
Can you give and example of irony in Beowulf?
The story uses dramatic irony when Beowulf fights Grendel's mother. When the Geats and the Danes stand near the shore of the lake, they see blood rise to the surface and automatically assume that Beowulf was killed by Grendel's mother while the audience knows that Beowulf killed Grendel's mother and it is her blood that is rising to the surface. Verbal irony is used when Beowulf enters the lake and the author refers to Beowulf as her "guest" even though Beowulf has actually come to kill her.
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These lines from Beowulf refer to the sword Beowulf uses to kill Grendel's mother.
How does Beowulf manage to kill Grendel's mother?
With a giant sword hanging in her underwater cave. He beheads her. Edit by Afewmangos: This is a more specific answer. He travels down to the bottom of a swamp/lake in the middle of the forest, where Grendel's mom tries to choke Beowulf to death. Beowulf manages to escape. Then he spies a very old sword called Hrunting hanging from the wall. He grabs it and beheads her. The blood from the monster melts the blade of Hrunting, and Beowulf carries back to Hrothgar just the remaining hilt.
What happens soon after Beowulf engages Grendel's mother in battle?
After engaging Grendel's mother in battle, Beowulf is saved by his chainmail armor when she tries to stab him with a dagger. He then sees a magical sword, named Hrunting, hanging on the wall and uses it to defeat Grendel's mother by decapitating her.
