God made man, so man is the only thing that can defeat the monster. Man made weapons, so they are defenseless.
Answer this question… It supports his theory about life's uselessness.
In the epic Beowulf is victorious against Grendel and his mother. In the movie he is not.
The weapons of Beowulf's warriors are ineffective against Grendel because Grendel put a spell on there swords to not pierce his skin.
Beowulf took revenge against Grendel's mother for killing Hrothgar's best warrior, Aeschere.
There are only 3 MAJOR battle in Beowulf: The battle against Grendel. The battle against Grendel's Mother. The battle against the Dragon. He also talks of his battles with giants and sea monsters, but those aren't actually main parts of the poem.
The weapons of Beowulf's warriors are ineffective against Grendel because Grendel put a spell on there swords to not pierce his skin.
Beowulf first fights Grendel, a strong monster. Beowulf finds his weapons do no work against Grendel. He then fights Grendel with his hands. Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm and he runs away.
The weapons of Beowulf's warriors are ineffective against Grendel because Grendel put a spell on there swords to not pierce his skin. His ancestor Cain bewitched all weapons so they could not harm him.
Beowulf struggles against evil forces such as monsters like Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon in order to protect his people and earn honor and glory as a hero. He represents the power of good fighting against the darkness and chaos that threatens society.
Beowulf also uses his knowledge of Grendel's vulnerability to not be harmed by weapons, as Grendel had bewitched all blades to be ineffective against him. This allowed Beowulf to grapple with Grendel and ultimately rip off his arm, mortally wounding him.
Grendels arm If its after the fight with Grendel's Mother then he took Grendel's head, the sword-hilt of the sword he used to slay Grendel's mother and cut off Grendel's head, and of course Hrunting the sword he originally brought to slay Grendel's Mother which was ineffective against her tough hide.
Beowulf cut grendel's arm off and saved it as a trophey