A monstrous creature that nightly assaults the outpost but deliberately spares Hrothgar. During a daytime assault, it slaughters evacuees before being wounded and having its arm severed by Beowulf. It is later revealed to be Hrothgar's son and is ultimately killed by Beowulf.
Grendel's Mother is Grendel's mother.
Beowulf and Grendel are mortal enemies engaged in a lethal struggle for survival.
Hrothgar is the biological father of Grendel, a secret that drives the creature's initial restraint.
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