Beowulf allow Grendel to slaughter one of the Geats before taking action himself because Beowulf needed to see how Grendel fought before he attempted to to fight him himself. Plus Beowulf didn't have much time to react since Grendel broke down the door and immediately devoured one Great
Beowulf allows Grendel to slaughter one of the Geats as a strategic move to lure Grendel into overconfidence. Beowulf wanted to ensure that he would face Grendel in a fair one-on-one battle at his strongest and show his prowess in defeating the monster.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother's son, Grendel, before preparing to fight her.
Grendel ravishes the Banquet Hall for twelve years before the arrival of Beowulf.
The male monster slain by Beowulf in the old English epic Beowulf is named Grendel. Grendel is a descendant of the biblical figure Cain and terrorizes the Danes for years before being killed by Beowulf in combat.
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.
Before Beowulf's arrival, the Danes tried to deal with Grendel by making sacrifices and offerings to appease him. They also attempted to fight him with their warriors, but Grendel proved to be too powerful for them.
12 years after Grendel first attacked Herot.
Grendel haunts Heorot for twelve years before Beowulf arrives to help the Danes.
Beowulf is submerged underwater for 24 hours before Grendel's mother brings him to the surface.
King Hrothgar of the Danes, whose hall, Herot, is raided nightly by Grendel for twelve years before Beowulf killed the beast.
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