The battle that directly follows Beowulf defeating Grendel is his confrontation with Grendel's mother in her underwater lair.
In the Battle cave when Beowulf is fighting with Grendel's mother.
"Beowulf" consists of three main parts: the battle with Grendel, the battle with Grendel's mother, and the battle with the dragon. Each part highlights a different heroic feat of the protagonist, Beowulf.
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.
No. He is killed, by Beowulf. His mother attacks next.
The battle between Grendel and Beowulf takes place in Hrothgar's hall. The fighters are surrounded by Beowulf's men. The battle between Grendel's mother and Beowulf takes place in her lair. She lives in an underground lake and the fighters are surrounded by sea monsters.
Beowulf kills Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a fire-breathing dragon.
He dives deep underwater
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.
Beowulf's ring-woven chain mail armor is what protects during his battle with Grendel's mother.
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.
Unferth gave Beowulf an ancient sword called Hrunting to battle Grendel's mother.