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...
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...
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. ...
The character Grendel in both works Grendel and Beowulf portray him in different lights. Due to different times there are different cultures and styles of writing intermingled in the works. Grendel is an angry character; however, due to the different eras, the types of anger are distinguished and t...
The hero's hierarchal rank became apparent when Wulfgar addressed Beowulf with his knowledge that his cousin, the king, sent Beowulf, the second heir to the thrown, to slay Grendel the beast (127-130) in order to shed light and life back onto Danes" beautiful mead-halls (142-144). ... This epic hero did this noble deed for no personal gain but to purge all evil from the mess halls in Danes (166) in hopes to salvage what merriment is left. ... "He stopped seeing the hall crowded with sleep warriors and his heart laughed, he relished the sight, intended to tear the life out of the those ...
