First Wealhtheow toasted and poured a drink for her king, Hrothgar, and then she went to each of the warriors in the mead hall to do the same. ... In addition to women and warriors, mead halls were also accurately portrayed in "Beowulf" as what they would be like in the real Anglo-Saxon culture. Mead halls were big buildings used for all different purposes, from telling stories to singing songs to sleeping-it was always filled with people, merriment, mead drinking, and loud noise. ... Mead halls also provided a sense of camaraderie amongst the people of the kingdom. ... Grendel, even...

• Word Count: 1584
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He attacks Hrothgar's mead hall and men every Spring being very careful that he only leaves enough to get them through till the next Spring. ... Grendel attacks Hrothgar's mead hall every Spring. On the twelfth year of Grendel's attacks he is bored with his yearly routine to the mead hall, and wants a challenge. ... Years after King Hrothgar has encountered Grendel he has expanded his territory, and builds a huge mead hall, that he calls Herot. ... Beowulf and his men gather in the mead hall, and Grendel is unable to resist, and soon attacks them. ...

• Word Count: 1613
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This goes along with Grendel invading the king's mead hall and taking his danes away. ... In accompaniment of this line having alliteration along with lines 118 and 121, in this passage, the great house would be referring to the mead hall that the king, Hrothgar, had built for his people. ... When Grendel goes to the hall to see how protective the dane's are guarding it strikes a red flag. ... The hall being the setting for Grendel's attack has significance also. ... This is irony because Grendel hated the sound of laughter of happiness in the mead hall, now his halls are fille...

• Word Count: 1006
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

This excerpt is when Beowulf and his warriors are waiting in the mead hall for Grendel to come and attempt to kill more people and get away, like he has done in the past.But this time they are going to surprise him, with an army ready for Grendel's "surprise attack". ... The part of the movie when Beowulf and everyone are at the mead hall, just waiting for Grendel to strike at the people, but then ends up dying. This part shows me that Grendel isn't just a emotionless monster,but is instead a solitary morsel is when he rushes into the mead hall and starts killing everyone,...

• Word Count: 884
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Just by singing in the mead halls nightly, the Shaper helps improve the society he lives in. ... With his messages "...he built this hall by the power of his songs." (47) The Shaper touches Grendel in a way that no one else is able to, except for the Queen. ... Grendel sits outside the mead hall until tears come to his eyes from the Shaper's words. ...

• Word Count: 563
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The adventures of Beowulf, episode 5 After the death of Grendel the Danes believed that the mighty hero Beowulf should be king of a neighboring kingdom. A savage tyrant ruled the kingdom next to Herot. The tyrant was none other than Hrothgar's brother Heorogar. Heorogar was jealous of his br...

• Word Count: 636
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Unfortunately, "an evil spirit who dwelt in the darkness / endured it ill that he heard each day / the din of revelry ring through the hall" (l. 57-59). Grendel's territory is invaded and he responds by ravaging and destroying all the thanes in Hrothgar's mead halls. It is Hrothgar's pride that stops him from retreating and relinquishing the land he captured, even while Grendel "[Slays] thirty spearmen asleep in the hall" (8.82). The thanes in the mead halls will not retreat either, not because that feel that they could stand and fight successfully against Grendel, but largel...

• Word Count: 1018
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The story of Beowulf takes place around Scyld's descendent Hrothgar's ancient mead hall. It was known as Heorot, meaning Hart's Hall, and was located in Seeland, Denmark. ... He believes he can fight the evil monster and restore peace to the hall. ... His men and himself would sleep in the mead hall, while Hrothgar's men would sleep out of danger. When Grendel would come to the hall to eat his usual meal of thirty men he would pounce on Beowulf. ...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Although he has already performed many great deeds and services before the time the story is set, Beowulf's virtues are first shown when he travels to Denmark, with the purpose of saving Heorot, the great mead-hall, from the demon Grendel. ... Before Beowulf came, Grendel feasted on those in the mead-hall at night. ...

• Word Count: 735
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Beowulf tells Hrothgar that he will fight the monster, Grendel, to the end to save Hrothgar's mead hall and his men. ... Futhermore, when Grendel comes again to the Mead Hall as all the men are sleeping, Hrothgar sees him and stops his men from helping him. ... The monster runs back to the sea to die, and Beowulf hangs his arm in the hall to show that they have won. Grendel's mother comes to the hall to get revenge for his son's death. ...

• Word Count: 925
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Two examples from the CD are "the hall ran red," and "was in panic" which directly relate to Grendel's attacks and people's reactions. ... This is reference to how well Grendel had "worked" the Mead Hall the night before. ... Some other examples are " raids in the night," and "haunted the hall after dark." ...

• Word Count: 697
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School