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Grendel is a figure in the poem Beowulf, preserved in the Nowell Codex. [2] Grendel, being cursed as the descendant of the Biblical Cain, along with elves and other eotens, is "harrowed" by the sounds of singing that come every night from the mead hall of Heorot built by King Hroðgar. Unable to bear it any more, he attacks Heorot.
In the Old English epic Beowulf, Æschere is Hrothgar's most trusted advisor who is killed by Grendel's mother in her attack on Heorot after her son's death. His name, mentioned four times in the poem, [1] is composed of the Germanic elements "æ", meaning 'ash' (and thus 'spear' [2]), and "here", meaning 'army'.
He was killed by Finn. Hoc – a Danish lord and the father of Hildeburh and Hnæf. Hondscio – a Geatish warrior. He is killed and devoured by Grendel, right before Beowulf fights and defeats the monster. Hreðel – king of the Geats. Hreðric and Hroðmund – the two sons of Hroðgar. Hroðgar – king of the Danes; married to Wealhþeow ...
Grendel is a 1971 novel by the American author John Gardner. [1] ... Grendel decides to kill Wealtheow, since she threatens the ideas explained by the dragon. Upon ...
As noted in lines 106–114 and lines 1260–1267 of Beowulf, monsters (which include Grendel's mother and Grendel) are descendants of Cain. After Grendel is killed, Grendel's mother attacks Heorot in revenge. Beowulf then ventures into her cave under a lake, and engages in fierce combat with Grendel's mother.
Gardner’s father was renowned novelist John Gardner (Grendel, The Sunlight Dialogues) and a member of the Bennington College faculty. “There were parties,” Joel Gardner explains to me.
The next night, after celebrating Grendel's defeat, Hrothgar and his men sleep in Heorot. Grendel's mother, angry that her son has been killed, sets out to get revenge. "Beowulf was elsewhere. Earlier, after the award of treasure, The Geat had been given another lodging"; his assistance would be absent in this attack. [32]
The poet emphasizes that the Danes "did not find fault" with Hrothgar, "for that was a good King". [11] When Beowulf defeats Grendel, Hrothgar rewards Beowulf and his men with great treasures, showing his gratitude and open-handedness. [12] The poet says that Hrothgar is so generous that "no man could fault him, who wished to speak the truth."