Grendel's Mother 1
Where do Grendel and Grendel’s mother live?
Underwater
How many people should it take to carry Grendel’s head?
4 people
Did Beowulf use weapons fighting against Grendel’s mother?
Yes
Did Beowulf get help fighting Grendel’s mother?
No
How long was Beowulf underwater for?
For a few hours
What can’t hurt Beowulf in the Battle-hall?
The waters heat.
Why was Beowulf able to carry Grendel’s head by himself?
Beowulf has superhuman strength.
Why couldn’t Grendel’s mother hurt Beowulf when she grabbed him underwater?
Beowulf had armour on and it was protecting him.
What is the name of Beowulf’s sword?
Hrunting
If Beowulf couldn’t use his sword, what would he use instead?
His hands.
Why couldn’t Beowulf use his sword in the fight?
Beowulf’s sword wasn’t able to slice Grendel’s mother’s skin.
Where did Beowulf get the weapon that he used to kill Grendel’s mother from?
It was on the wall where she lived.
Where did the fight between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother take place?
The battle hall Underwater
Why did Grendel’s mother want to fight Beowulf?
So that she could avenge her only son.
What was the only thing Beowulf took from the monster hall?
Grendel’s head and the hilt of the giants’ Jeweled sword.
What did Beowulf’s people think of when they saw blood in the water?
His people thought that the blood was Beowulf’s, they thought that Grendel’s mother killed him.
What happened to Beowulf’s sword when he cut Grendel’s head off? Why?
Beowulf’s sword melted because Grendel’s blood was boiling.
What does Beowulf see every time he defeats someone?
The bright light
How does Beowulf seem superhuman the day he defeated Grendel's mother?
He fought under water for many house against a strong force and he carryed up Grendels head and a sword from the cave.
What happens to Beowulf's helmet during the fight?
Grendel's Mother bites his helmet and it doesn't earn any glory.
What other monster was Beowulf looking for? Why?
Grendel because Grendel went on vicious attacks during the night killing Hrothgar’s men while they slept and eating some of them on the spot.
Who won the fight between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother? How?
Beowulf because he killed her using a sword he found. He cut her neck and broke all of her bones in her body.
Why does Hrothgar want Beowulf to kill grendel’s mother?
Because she killed Hrothgar’s best friend
How many weapons did Beowulf use when fighting? What happened to the first weapon and the last weapon?
Two. The first weapon could not pierce her skin. He found an enchanted sword that he used to kill her.
Was Grendel’s mom really a “monster”.
No she wasn't, she was most likely a person with a deformity.