Grendel feared the coming battle because he didn't not know how he would perform since he had never done battle like that before. Unknown to most of his opponents, Grendel possessed a charm that guarded him from weapons. There was no charm against hand to hand combat so he was troubled he might not emerge the winner in the conflict.
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When Grendel realizes that Beowulf can fight back, he gets extremely fearfull of him. the fear is so strong that he stops attacking the kingdom, but Beowulf does not let hi slip that easily, he hunts and kills Grendel.
Grendel reacts with fear and pain when Beowulf grabs his arm, realizing that he has met a formidable opponent. Grendel ultimately escapes by tearing his arm off, leaving it as a trophy for Beowulf.
Beowulf allows Grendel to slaughter one of the Geats to provoke Grendel into attacking him directly, as Grendel had been avoiding confrontation with Beowulf. Beowulf wanted to face Grendel head-on to prove his strength and heroism.
Beowulf kills Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon in the epic poem Beowulf.
In the story of 'Beowulf the Warrior' Grendel is the very first monster that Beowulf encounters. After slaying Grendel, he destroys Grendel's mother and a dragon.
Beowulf's trick of pretending to be asleep allows him to catch Grendel by surprise when the monster attacks Heorot. By acting defenseless, Beowulf gains the element of surprise and is able to react quickly and overpower Grendel.
Beowulf does not fight Grendel's mother until after he has defeated Grendel.
They fight each other. Beowulf kills Grendel.
Grendel, a monster that Beowulf slays, and Grendel's mother, whom Beowulf also slays.
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.
Yes, Beowulf pretended to sleep to lure Grendel into attacking him, as Grendel was known to attack while people were sleeping. This strategic move allowed Beowulf to surprise Grendel and gain the upper hand in their battle.
Beowulf first fights Grendel, a demon who had been terrorizing the kingdom of Hrothgar.
Grendel gets his arm torn off by Beowulf .