Grendel's Conflicts In 'Beowulf'

Beowulf is a book with many different conflicts and issues. Most of them get resolved and some of them are little conflicts. People have little spars and matches against each other. Others dislike certain people that they are forced to interact with. There are really only three main battles within the book: Grendel vs Beowulf, Grendel’s mother vs Beowulf, and the dragon vs Beowulf. The first main battle occurs between Grendel and Beowulf. Beowulf had heard about this demon that was torturing the people of Denmark and decided he was the one who would stand up to Grendel. He came to Denmark and all the people celebrated the soon to be rescuer. He was very confident about his fight. He felt sure that he would win. So when he went off to fight …show more content…
Grendel’s mother was outraged that Beowulf had killed her son. She stewed in anger and hatred and finally began to attack the town. When she came, it was with a vengeance never known before. The town once again turned to Beowulf as their hero. He could not refuse the fight, or his honor and courage would be questioned and ridiculed. He merely accepted the fact that he had to fight. Taking a group of followers, Beowulf went deep into the woods to the lair of Grendel’s mother. Her lair was underneath a swamp, so Beowulf had his followers wait above the water while he dove down to the bottom. This time, he did actually prepare for the battle, taking a sword with him. When he finally reached the lair, he was met with a fury that raged around. Grendel’s mother was not easily defeated. It only took one stroked for Beowulf's sword to be splintered and shattered. Her skin was so well protected that his sword broke under the strain of trying to pierce her skin. Beowulf looked around the lair frantically, desperate for another weapon. His eyes landed on a sword made by giants. When he got it, he easily killed her. He had yet another victory to add to his name. He had been given gifts to prepare for this battle, which he willingly took. He had prepared for this battle much more because he knew that it would be harder to defeat Grendel’s mother, than Grendel