... that dank, festering cave that he and his foul, bloated, whore of a mother live in. To reach the monster and to slay him in honorable combat, I had to swim through a lake of fire snakes. The stupid little pests bit me all over my body, leaving their marks in the form of a stinging cut. I lashed out at them with my sword, severing ... several in two, but there were too many for me to kill them all. I continued to swim through this lake until I came to an opening at the surface. Naturally, since I am a great hero, I was able to overcome the fire snakes with only a few minor cuts and bruis...

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... . Grendel is in such agony that he finally rips from the grasp and runs away, leaving a bloody trail and his severed arm. Beowulf's ability to beat the monster with his bear hands shows his super-human strength and courage to put his people before himself. After passing a day of mourning over her son, Grendel's mother goes to heorot seeking vengeance for ... the dark moors. Beowulf is summoned from his sleep and is led to the moors by Hrothgar. At the bloodstained lake the search party finds the head of the warrior Aeschere as well as the serpentine creatures that inhabit the murky lake,...

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... "That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, knew at once that nowhere on earth had he met a man whose hands where harder" (Lines 325 - 327). Beowulf fought Grendel with his bear hands and won. Furthermore, when Beowulf fought Grendel's mother, who is seeking revenge on her sons death, he is able to slash her with the giant sword that could only ... , "strong and blessed with their magic, the best of all weapons but so massive that no man could lift" (Lines 531 - 533). Beowulf even carried Grendel's head out of the lake, showing his brute strength. This strength is a key trait of Beowulf's...

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