After the feast at Herot, Grendel attacks the warriors in the hall at night, killing many of them. This cycle of attack and retaliation continues until Beowulf arrives to defeat Grendel.
Grendel was angry at Herot because the noise and celebration from King Hrothgar's mead hall disturbed his peace and quiet in the nearby swamps. He felt envious of the joy and camaraderie of the people inside the hall, leading him to attack and terrorize them.
When Grendel first goes to Herot Hall, the warriors are asleep after celebrating their victory. They are unaware of the danger that Grendel poses until he attacks and kills many of them.
There is a weeping man.
Herot is a mead hall in Beowulf, a famous Old English poem. In the story, Herot is attacked by the monster Grendel, who terrorizes the hall and its occupants for many years. Beowulf eventually arrives and defeats Grendel, bringing peace back to Herot.
Grendel
In the epic poem Beowulf, the titular character is called upon to help the men of the Heorot mead hall, which is being terrorized by the monster Grendel. Grendel is a demon who eats men who is apparently motivated to attack because of hearing songs coming from the hall that detail God's creation of earth.
grendel attacks the people who are in it by "the moon" (at night)
Herot remained empty for 12 years because grendel attacked all the warriors & would continue to attack even kill anyone who would go to the mead hall
Beowulf hangs Grendel's arm as a trophy in Herot Hall after defeating the monster. This serves as a symbol of his victory and as a warning to any other creatures that might threaten the hall.
12 years
The creature Grendel is the one who taunts Beowulf and the warriors in Herot. Grendel terrorizes the mead hall and its inhabitants, causing fear and destruction until Beowulf arrives to defeat him.