Grendel on the Moors Or How Grendel Got His Groove Back It is true that Grendel is monstrous. He is not only a deadly enemy to Hrothgar and Herot, but to the Geats in general. Grendel seems to take his only pleasure from assaulting Herot and destroying the warriors inside. He is a bane to all those that live under Hrothgar's rule. They hate him. He is called the “enemy of mankind” (29) and rightly so. …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…destroyed Grendel. The Angels are just one of many misplaced races whose story of destruction is mirrored by that of Grendel’s. Grendel is not just a simple killer, a monster who lived under the bed or in a dark cave in the woods. He is much more. His is a tale of loss, sorrow, resistance, and death that has been seen in numerous cultures and peoples throughout the centuries. Bibliography none, taken from text