Beowulf chooses to battle Grendel with his bare hands to prove his strength and bravery, as well as to level the playing field since Grendel himself doesn't use weapons. Beowulf also sees it as a way to honor the tradition of heroism and to showcase his physical prowess.
In the first battle of Beowulf, Grendel is mortally wounded by Beowulf when he forcefully rips off the monster's arm. Grendel retreats to his swamp lair and dies from his injuries.
grendel cannot be killed with swards or anything else he must be killed with bare hands which beowulf could do but his warriors could not so they got frusturated becuase they were hitting their swards on grendel but he was not dieing but when beowulf took his bare hands to grendel he did die.
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
In Beowulf's battle with Grendel, he fails to defeat him with weapons, resorting instead to using his bare hands. In his battle with Grendel's mother, he fails to kill her with his sword, Hrunting, and relies on a magical weapon instead. Finally, in his battle with the dragon, Beowulf is mortally wounded as his sword breaks, resulting in his death.
The weapons of Beowulf's warriors are ineffective against Grendel because Grendel put a spell on there swords to not pierce his skin.
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
Beowulf first fights Grendel, a demon who had been terrorizing the kingdom of Hrothgar.
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
Grendel attacks and Beowulf fights back with his bare hands, Beowulf rips off Grendel's arm, Grendel stumbles away to die, and Danes admire Beowulf's deed.
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Beowulf uses his bare hands to fight Grendel, as he believes it is an honorable way to face the monster. He chooses not to use any weapons, as he wants the battle to be a true test of his strength and bravery.