Beowulf's Three Fights

Beowulf has major battles throughout this epic poem. In Beowulf's three fights with three monsters he uses different methods, techniques, and weapons to win. In these epic and hard fought fights, Beowulf finds a way to survive. Beowulf's first fight was against Grendel. This shows Beowulf's strength. Beowulf is a monster that has killed many, "The God-cursed brute was creating havoc:/ Greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men/ From their resting places and rushed to his lair,/ Flushed up and inflamed from the raid,/ Blundering back with the butchered corpses" (Lines 121-125). He had also had many people try to kill him. All the people that tried to kill Grendel failed wearing armour and using weapons. So, Beowulf decided that he would fight bare-handed, "he again states/ his intentions to fight Grendel bare-handed'' (Excerpted Text before Fight With Grendel). He stated that he was stronger than anyone else, …show more content…
This fight occurs because Grendel's mom is angry about Grendel losing his arm and dying in the fight with Beowulf and she is "Seeking vengeance for for her son's death" (Excerpt Text underneath Grendel's Mother). Before the fight begins, Beowulf puts on armour and gets Unferth's sword, this shows that this fight will be harder than the battle with Grendel. As there are weapons, it shows that the fights will be more brutal. When Beowulf arrives at Grendel's mom's lair, it's described as a "hellish turn-hole" (Line 1513). The location went from an area of joy or happiness, in a great hall to a place that is hell-like. Grendel's mom, "lunged and clutched and managed to catch him/ In her brutal grip" (Lines 1501-1502). Throughout this entire battle, Beowulf struggles to escape. Whenever Beowulf hit Grendel's mom with Unferth's sword, it bounced or reflected off of her. Finally, Beowulf finds a giant sword and kills Grendel's mom. This fight, because he was wearing armour and using weapons, it showed a weak side of