The first time Grendel attacks Hrothgar's hall, they are sleeping. Grendel quickly kills 30 warriors and escapes into the night, carrying away their bodies.
The men were sleeping after celebrating in the Mead Hall. Grendel attacked them while they were unaware and defenseless, resulting in a horrific massacre.
The warriors of Herot are celebrating and listening to the bard's song about the creation of the world. This angers Grendel and in his first attack he kills 30 sleeping men.
In 'Beowulf,' the warriors, who were witnessing Beowulf's battle with Grendel, attempted to help the warrior vanquish the monster by hacking away at Grendel with their weapons. However, the problem is that Grendel has a charm which protects him against weapons. As a result, it's through Beowulf's efforts alone, that Grendel is defeated.
He ate the townspeople and their flocks of livestock and terrorised them all.
The weapons of Beowulf's warriors are ineffective against Grendel because Grendel put a spell on there swords to not pierce his skin.
Grendel first encountered Hrothgar and his warriors during a feast in Heorot, their mead hall. Grendel attacked the warriors, killing many of them, which led to his ongoing feud with Hrothgar and the Danes.
When Beowulf was Wrestling Grendel, the other warriors tried to rush in and help. Unfortunatly, when trying to pierce Grendel's body with their swords, they shattered.
Beowulf is accompanied by fourteen of his bravest warriors to hunt for Grendel.
Before swimming back to land, Beowulf kills Grendel's mother and decapitates Grendel's corpse. Hrothgar and the other warriors believe that Beowulf has been defeated by Grendel's mother and mourn his apparent death.
The weapons of Beowulf's warriors are ineffective against Grendel because Grendel put a spell on there swords to not pierce his skin.
The monster Grendel is causing havoc in Hrothgar's kingdom in Beowulf. Grendel terrorizes the kingdom by attacking the warriors in Heorot, the mead hall.
In the epic poem "Beowulf," Grendel kills and devours the queen's advisors and warriors as part of his attacks on Heorot Hall. However, it is not specifically mentioned that Grendel attacks or harms the queen herself.