A celebration was held in the mead-hall to recognize the help the Danes were going to receive from Beowulf and his men. Beowulf tells the people in the mead hall that he is confident that he can beat Grendal. ... When the fire-breathing dragon found out that one of Beowulf's servants had stolen a cup from its hoard of treasure that it had been guarding, it was extremely angry and destroyed one of Beowulf's mead-halls. ...

• Word Count: 607
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the beginning of the story, Beowulf hears about the many killings that plague the Danes and how an unknown monster, later referred to as Grendel, is coming about and causing havoc at Heorot Hall. ... But now that Unferth stepped into the mead-hall, it is like a door that has been opened for Grendel to come through and unleash his evil upon the society of the Danes. He only terrorizes the mead-ha! ... "He took over Heorot,/ haunted the glittering hall after dark,/ but the throne itself, the treasure-seat,/ he was kept from approaching; he was the Lord's outcast" (36). God or the kin...

• Word Count: 1092
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Grendel holds great despite for the Mead Hall the Danes have built in which ceremonies and parties take place long into the night. ... Beowulf and Grendel have a toe-to-toe brawl in the Mead Hall, ending with Beowulf ripping off Grendel's arm, forcing Grendel to flee and await his sluggishly approaching death. ...

• Word Count: 756
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

And I shall fulfill that purpose, prove myself with a proud deed or meet my death here in the mead-hall" (632-638) Boasting in the poem seems to be a suitable and accepted form of self-assertion. ...

• Word Count: 390
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School