A monster with hypersensitive hearing that terrorizes King Hrothgar's people in the mead hall Heorot. During their battle, Beowulf ruptures Grendel's eardrums and severs his arm, causing the creature to retreat to its cave where it ultimately dies, sparking Grendel's mother's quest for revenge.
Beowulf and Grendel are mortal enemies locked in a brutal physical battle.
Hrothgar is the biological father of the monster Grendel.
The demon is the vengeful mother of Grendel, driving the plot's central conflict.
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