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What is a possible reason that Beowulf allowed one of his men to die at Grendel's hands before he attacked Grendel himself?
he wanted Grendel to let his guard down, and he also wanted to make the feat of deafeating Grendel look tougher than it was.
You have to understand an epic is a poem that tells the story of a hero who is supposed to be larger than life and these characters normally have large egos, and they love to boast about themselves, which is what Beowulf does.
So, if he lets a few of his men get eaten it makes it seem as if he was the only one amongst them who could deafet this horrible creature, and it adds more prestige to his name.
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How did Beowulf find Grendels mother?
Beowulf followed Grendel's mother's tracks to her underwater lair after she attacked Heorot. He dove into the lake and ultimately battled and killed her with the help of a magical sword he found in her lair.
Why does Beowulf fight grendels mother?
Under water, where Grendel's mother lived.
Why was it harder for Beowulf to kill Grendels's mother than Grendel himself?
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.
What is grendels strength compared to in Beowulf?
Considering that Beowulf was able to defeat Grendel without any weapons or armor, Beowulf is much stronger. He ripped Grendel's arm off in the fight and Grendel fled.Also, Beowulf was very young at the time.
Where was Beowulf when Grendel's mother attacked?
Beowulf was at Hrothgar's Mead Hall when Grendel's mother attacked. He had stayed behind after defeating Grendel to ensure the safety of the hall.
Why does Beowulf hangs?
you mean hangs grendels hand if so than because to show that he can kill Grendel you mean hangs grendels hand if so than because to show that he can kill Grendel
How did grendel die on the 1st battle of Beowulf?
Beowulf gets hold of Grendel arms. Grendel cant handle the pain and wants to return back to its den. But Beowulfs immence hands rip of Grendels and Beowulf slauters Beowulf.
How does grendel defeat grendels mother?
Beowulf fights Grendel's mother, and kills her. He kills her with a sword that was made by giants, and he splits her into two.
What happens to Grendel when he raids Herot and finds Beowulf in charge?
He is attacked by Beowulf and Beowulf tears his arm off and injures him very badly. Grendel then escapes, but is so badly wounded that he dies, and Beowulf is seen as a hero. Later, Grendels mother goes to avenge Grendel's death.
What are the 3 conflcits in Beowulf?
Fighting Grendel, Grendels mother and the dragon once he returns home to Geatland and is crowned king.
Does Beowulf know Grendel's weakness?
Beowulf is extremely confident of his victory over Grendel. That was a victory he was proud of, he kept Grendels arm as a trophy basically. He wanted to show off that HE was the one to defeat the moster Grendel and that no one else did. So once Grendels mother took the arm away from him she took his "trophy" away from him. By Grendels mother taking the arm she was basically testing Beowulf. She was basically trying to show that she took his "trophy" back and if he wanted it back he had to go to her lair and get it himself.
Where did Beowulf and grendel fight?
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.
