Grendel has some of the Nine Noble Traits so that is one of the many reasons he is the most noble. One of the traits he has is Hospitality he is very hospitable, especially to his mama he trusts her a lot. At one point in the story he cried to his mama and asked her for help with something he was saying “Please, Mama!” I sobbed as if heartbroken”(Gardner) because he had gotten his foot stuck in a the crack of where two old tree trunks had joined together, he was calling for his mother to come and help free him but his mother was inside the cave not knowing what was happening outside.
The other trait he has is Courage. He is Courageous