... than anyone Grendel has ever seen before and he rips Grendel's arm off like it is nothing. Grendel in pain retreats off to a cliff by his cave. He approaches the edge, barely still alive, and then lets himself fall into the abyss. One of the main reasons I enjoyed this story was because of how descriptive the author was in giving detail ... ...

• Word Count: 1613
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... at sea to the people at the mead-hall after a verbal conflict with a warrior named Unferth. Beowulf proclaims, "Other monsters crowded around me,/ Continually attacking. I treated them politely,/ Offering the edge of my razor-sharp sword Lucky or not, nine was the number/ Of sea-huge monsters I killed. What man,/ Anywhere under Heaven's high arch, has fought/ In such darkness, endured ... ...

• Word Count: 1799
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School