Louis: Cannibalism, curses, and the descendant of Cain? There was once a monstrous creature who was troubled by the noise from the Hall of Heorot. At night, it seemed as though people from the mead hall were disappearing with only trail of blood to prove their attendance. Grendel Was the creature’s name and he was the reason behind the deaths of these Dane’s. It was like a wolf snatching up sheep for a midnight snack. How no one was powerful to defeat the beast until Beowulf came along. I believe that Grendel was a troubled soul who lost his marbles and went in a destructive mode due to the lack of sleep because he was disturbed by the feasting Dane’s. In the book “Beowulf,” Grendel lives in an underwater cave in the swamplands not too far
