What did Grendel do to the soldiers in the Hall?

So when night came to Heorot, Grendel came also. The great shaggy beast burst into the hall and grabbed the warriors where they lay sleeping. Thirty men he clawed and killed, carried their bleeding bodies to his own dark home.

What happened in Chapter 5 of Grendel?

Angered by the dragon’s spitefulness, Grendel picks up an emerald to throw at him, but stops at the dragon’s sharp words. Grendel, pausing to consider the dragon’s comparison between himself and the humans, decides to stop scaring the humans merely for sport.

How does Grendel view human war?

Although he feels related to the humans, Grendel still sees them and their behavior as not really impacting him. He is disgusted by the wasteful destruction of their wars. When he kills animals, it is to eat. As wars continued, some groups of humans formed alliances (though some allies betrayed each other).

What did Grendel do to make the soldier’s weapons ineffective?

Grendel puts magic spells on the weapons so that they cannot hurt him.

What happens in Chapter 8 of Grendel?

When Hrothgar’s brother, Halga, is murdered, Halga’s fourteen-year-old son, Hrothulf, comes to live at Hart. By this time, Hrothgar and Wealtheow have two sons of their own. Hrothulf, though polite, is sullen and withdrawn.

What does Grendel do after the battle?

Where does Grendel go after the fight? How do the warriors track him there? He goes back to the marsh and the warriors follow his trail of blood.

What is Grendel’s purpose in Grendel?

Descended from the biblical Cain, Grendel is an outcast, doomed to wander the face of the earth. He revenges himself upon humans by terrorizing and occasionally devouring the warriors of the Danish king Hrothgar.

How does Grendel react to human war and what does Gardner want us to think of Grendel’s reaction?

How does Grendel react to the human war, and what does gardener want us to think of his reaction. He thought it was for money and gold and hording, not for their honor and glory which seems to be their motives. The humans also kill for the sake of killing, and abuse nature and animals.

What does Grendel think of humans in Grendel?

Grendel tries to communicate with the humans, but they do not understand his words. As Grendel watches them plan their attack, he realizes that the humans are no dull-witted animals, but thinking, pattern-making beings, and therefore more dangerous than any creatures he has thus far encountered.

What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?

What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf? Flee to his lair.

What happens when Grendel grabs Beowulf?

Grendel grabs Beowulf and Beowulf grabs him back and bends his claws back which scares Grendel. Give two details about Grendel’s behavior that suggests that he is actually a coward. When Beowulf grabbed Grendel he instantly became frighten and his first thought as to retreat back to his home in the marsh.

Who is Ork in Grendel?

Ork is an old priest, who encounters Grendel at a sacred religious site one night. He cannot see who Grendel is and so believes him when he says he is The Destroyer, the king of Ork’s gods. Pretending to be a god, Grendel teases Ork but is put off by his intense, earnest faith.