Grendel terrorized Heorot by launching nightly attacks on the warriors there, killing and feasting on them. His presence instilled fear and chaos among the people, making Heorot a place of suffering and despair.
Beowulf and Grendel fought in the mead hall of Heorot, where Grendel had been terrorizing Hrothgar's warriors. The battle took place at night when Grendel attacked the hall, and Beowulf vowed to rid the hall of the monster.
The hall in which Beowulf battles Grendel is called Heorot.
The hall in which Beowulf battles Grendel is called Heorot.
Grendel harasses Hrothgar and the hall of Heorot for twelve years in the epic poem Beowulf.
Grendel haunts Heorot for twelve years before Beowulf arrives to help the Danes.
Grendel hates the noise of feasting and celebration, the sounds of joy and laughter, and the happiness of the warriors in Heorot hall. These remind him of his own isolation and suffering.
The battle between Grendel and Beowulf takes place in Heorot, the hall of the Danes.
Grendel attacks Heorot, the great hall where the people are fighting, killing many men.
Heorot is destroyed by Grendel's mother in retaliation for Beowulf killing her son. She breaks into the hall at night, kills Aeschere, and kidnaps Grendel's arm. Beowulf then seeks out and defeats her in her underwater lair.
Grendel attacks the kingdom ruled by King Hrothgar, known as Heorot. He terrorizes and kills the warriors in the kingdom, causing fear and chaos until Beowulf arrives to confront him.
King Hrothgar, as he is associated with Heorot, the hall that Grendel attacks in the epic poem "Beowulf."
Grendel seized 30 thanes in his first attack on Heorot Hall.