"Grendel is no braver, no stronger than I am! I could kill him with my sword; I shall not, easy as it would be." (44 677-9) During the battle, Beowulf had Grendel pinned down, and through the use of his supernatural strength, was able to tear Grendel's arm from his shoulder, ultimately killing him. Following the encounter with Grendel, Herot was attacked by an even more unruly demon, the monster so aptly named "Grendel's mother." ... The most evident of them coming from reoccurring allusions to Biblical content, such as the stories of Cain and Able and The Great Flood. "[Grend...

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Grendel has roots in Scandinavian folklore. ... It is through His divine power that he overcomes God's foe, Grendel, who is said to have a biblical ancestry. "He bore the curse of the seed of Cain God banished him far from the fields of men (L. 65-69)." This compares him to Cain, who murders his brother and is driven into the wilderness by God. ... The poet also mentions Grendel being the guardian of sins. ...

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