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In the story of 'Beowulf the Warrior' Grendel is the very first monster that Beowulf encounters. After slaying Grendel, he destroys Grendel's mother and a dragon.
Grendel killed 30 men the first night he attacked Heorot Hall.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by using a sword on her.
Grendel's mother doesn't kill anyone in the poem.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother's son, Grendel, before preparing to fight her.
Grendel is able to kill 30 of Beowulf's men in the mead-hall, Heorot.
If the question is who did Grendel NOT want to kill the answer is Hrothgar, The Shaper, and Unferth.
Grendel killed one of Beowulf's men before trying to attack Beowulf himself. He suprised Grendel with a strong choke-hold. While fighting, they damaged the mead-hall extensively and Beowulf pulled Grendel's arm from his socket. The arm acted as another trophy for the mead-hall. Grendel killed many more of Hrothgar's men.
No, Grendel does not kill Wealtheow, although he could easily do so. At first, he says killing her would be the "ultimate act of nihilism." But, later in the novel, he captures her, spreads her legs, and thinks about cooking the "ugly hole" between her legs. Eventually, Grendel decides that killing Wealtheow would be as meaningless as not killing her, so he lets her go.
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There are a few reasons that Grendel attacks the men in the mead hall in Beowulf. For example, he is bothered by the noise.
he breaks down the doors and storms down the hall