Grendel is the monster who threatens Hrothgar's kingdom. The author describes Grendel by writing in lines 17-24, "Grendel, who haunted the moors, the wild marshes, and made his home in a hell Not hell but earth, He was spawned in that slime, conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, murderous creatures banished By God, punished forever for the crime of Abel's Death"...
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This quote clearly shows the reference back to the Bible. It explains how the author uses Grendel as one of the offspring's of Cain whom killed his brother Abel. Beowulf was the one warrior who was able to stop Grendel. Beowulf travels to Grendel's lair in the marsh with some of his finest soldiers. When Beowulf and his men met Grendel the weapons of Beowulf's army became dull from a spell...
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