Grendel's Three Battles Of Beowulf As An Epic Hero

Throughout beowulf there's 3 battles he comes across, with not just any old monsters but with Grendel, Grendel's mother and the dragon. He soon realizes that he has to use different methods, techniques, and weapons, and he even wins different “trophies” each time. But little did they know how beowulf is the epic hero and will destroy him.

Monster one The first monster that beowulf came across was Grendal. When beowulf first met Grendel he came out of a dark, deadly swamp. Beowulf already knew what Grendel's great achievement was “Grendel came, hoping to kill.’ ( Grendel line 287 pg 48) What Grendel failed to know was this was going to be his last human supper “Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper.” (line 310

She so eagerly greeted grendel with her claws, she submerges her charmless claws in him. But what she didn't know is that her foul play was no fight for him. Beowulf had no use for weapons he used his bare hands “He tossed his sword aside, angry.” “if weapons were useless he’d use his hands, the strength in his fingers.” (page 53 line 504) Moments later he gazed at the wall and there hammered into the wall a sword blessed with magic. “then he saw, hanging on the wall, a heavy sword, hammered by giants, strong.” He broke the chains and grabbed the sword from the wall angrily lifting it high over his head and slammed down with what drive is left of him. He got her in the neck and sliced through it, breaking bones and all. She plummeted onto the floor laying there lifeless. Beowulf noticed that his sword started melting soaked with her blood. Quickly still filled with angry he took his final revenge against Grendel lifeless body, and decapitated Grendel's head. Beowulf left the lake of fire with his trophies the Grendel's head and the hilt of the giants jeweled

They started wrestling each other on the floor, Beowulf grab his sword to only throw useless lashes against the dragons strong thick scale. The dragon grew angry she let a roar of fire out and there went Beowulf frighten men ran with terror. Wiglaf was the only one loyal enough to stay true to his oath to his king. Beowulf was now desperate and pulled his sword from his belt, with what energy he has left he struck the dragon one good time. He aimed at the dragons spiteful head, but the sword snaps and shatters. The dragon lands among Beowulf body and bites his ooze out his neck, Wiglaf rushes to Beowulf side. Wiglaf stabbed the dragon in the stomach, causing the dragon to lash out with flames of hell. Lifeless Beowulf grabs a knife out his belt and stabs into the dragon deeply into the dragon flank. Already to late Beowulf started to realize the dragons bit was venomous and he was dying. Beowulf sends Wiglaf to retreat the the dragon's treasure. When Wiglaf return Beowulf told him he must look after the Geats and to order the troops to build remembrance of him called “Beowulf’s