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Summary: From out of the moor, *Grendel appeared and headed to *Hrothgar's hall. He ripped open the mouth of
the hall and entered to see the sleeping warriors. While *Beowulf watched, he grabbed an unlucky warrior and ate
him (*Hondscio, *XXVIII-XXX). Reaching for our hero, *Beowulf grabbed *Grendel's clawed hand and held tight.
Surprised at the strength of the grip, *Grendel attempted to flee, but *Beowulf held fast. Awakened, the *Danes
watched as their struggle shook the mead-hall, and they heard *Grendel cry out in imminent defeat.
Chapter 12
Summary :
With ancient swords drawn, the *Danes surrounded *Grendel to deal death-blows. But the swords did no good, by
some spell, *Grendel was immune to swords. His body incapable of sustaining the battle, a wound began at his
shoulder as his arm was pulled from its socket. Mortally wounded, *Grendel escaped to die in his den on the moor.
*Beowulf, now victorious, brandishes the creature's arm and shoulder under the roof of the hall.
Chapter 13
Summary: For many days, travelers from afar visited *Heorot to see evidence of *Grendel: where he left footprints
of blood, where he made the waters boil as hell claimed his soul. *Beowulf's name and strength resounded
throughout the land, though *Hrothgar remained their good king, the tales of *Beowulf's exploits were told again
and again alongside legends of old.
As was told the story of *Sigemund, son of *Wael known through his nephew *Fitela: he had defeated many tribes
of giants and he who had killed the dragon: keeper of the treasure hoard. Sigemund had pierced the dragon with his
sword, impaling it to the wall as he loaded his boat and sailed home with its treasure (See *treasure).
Glory went to *Sigemund while war-like *Heremod succumbed to the *Jutes and he was left to rule the *Scyldings
and the treasure. He was closer to *Hygelac than was the war-making *Heremod.
Riding quickly by horse, stout warriors arrived at *Heorot to see the king emerge with his queen.
Chapter 14
Summary :
Standing over the *Grendel's arm, *Hrothgar thanked God and *Beowulf for ridding his kingdom of the sorrow that
*Grendel brought; a task none of his own retainers could achieve. He sends praise to *Beowulf's mother. He
accepted *Beowulf for his own son, and promises the treasure he wields to him though it is insufficient that he can
offer no more than he would for any other brave warrior. He hopes that God would reward him further.
*Beowulf responds wishing that he had the strength to hold *Grendel so that *Hrothgar would see the one who had
harassed him defeated. But the foe was too strong, all he could leave as proof was his arm. Without help and
mortally wounded, he goes to meet the doom that God had set out for him.
No man was more silent than the son of *Ecglaf for his boasting (*VIII). He looked upon the hand of *Grendel with
claws of steel that no sword could have severed from the foe
Chapter 15
Summary: Quickly, the hall was cleaned and polished so the gold on the
walls once again gleamed. Although the door of the hall was torn from its
hinges, the roof survived the struggle when the creature turned to run. It
has not been easy for one whose life was in peril to flee from this hall.
And the time came when the son of *Healfdene came to sit at a banquet.
Never has there been so much revelry. *Hrothgar and *Hrothulf celebrate
together, all are friends between *Scyldings: they do not yet know treason
(*ASdedking).