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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. | 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. | ||
Cooper, JC. ''Brewer's Myth and Legend''. London: Cassell Publishing Ltd, 1992. | |||
"The mythical half-human monster killed by Beowulf. Grendel nightly raided the king's hall and killed the sleepers." | |||