https://litwiki.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=GrendelGrendel - Revision history2026-04-29T01:16:56ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.0https://litwiki.org/index.php?title=Grendel&diff=10537&oldid=prevRtsmith at 02:24, 27 September 20062006-09-27T02:24:03Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The anti-hero of ''Beowulf'', a member of "Cain's clan," Grendel is part-monster, part-man (mostly monster). He reigns terror down upon the meadhall of Hrothgar, killing Hrothgar's men with little effort. He eventually battles Beowulf only to have his arm torn from his body at the shoulder, after which he crawls back to his mere-cave and dies. Beowulf, after killing Grendel's mother in the sea-cave, takes Grendel's head as a prize. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The anti-hero of ''Beowulf'', a member of "Cain's clan," Grendel is part-monster, part-man (mostly monster). He reigns terror down upon the meadhall of Hrothgar, killing Hrothgar's men with little effort. He eventually battles Beowulf only to have his arm torn from his body at the shoulder, after which he crawls back to his mere-cave and dies. Beowulf, after killing Grendel's mother in the sea-cave, takes Grendel's head as a prize. </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The anti-hero of ''Beowulf'', a member of "Cain's clan," Grendel is part-monster, part-man. He reigns terror down upon the meadhall of Hrothgar, killing Hrothgar's men with little effort. He eventually battles Beowulf only to have his arm torn from his body at the shoulder, after which he crawls back to his mere-cave and dies. Beowulf, after killing Grendel's mother in the cave, takes Grendel's head as a prize. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The anti-hero of ''Beowulf'', a member of "Cain's clan," Grendel is part-monster, part-man <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(mostly monster)</ins>. He reigns terror down upon the meadhall of Hrothgar, killing Hrothgar's men with little effort. He eventually battles Beowulf only to have his arm torn from his body at the shoulder, after which he crawls back to his mere-cave and dies. Beowulf, after killing Grendel's mother in the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sea-</ins>cave, takes Grendel's head as a prize. </div></td></tr>
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