He has to settle for the right arm or claw, ripped from its shoulder socket, when the mortally wounded beast flees to the swamp. The claw is hung high beneath Heorot's roof as a symbol of Beowulf's victory. There is another person that looks at Grendel arms as a symbol and that is Grendel’s very own mother. Grendel's mother also sees Grendel’s arm, or claw as a symbol, representing her personal loss of her very own child. Filled with grief and rage, she retrieves the arm from Heorot and kills another Scylding in the process. When Beowulf tracks her to the mere and ends up in her underwater cave, he has no more interest in the claw. Grendel's head, which he is able to find after a strange situation, is much more impressive. He ignores the vast treasure in the cave, instead choosing to carry the magnificent, huge head as symbolic of his victory over both
He has to settle for the right arm or claw, ripped from its shoulder socket, when the mortally wounded beast flees to the swamp. The claw is hung high beneath Heorot's roof as a symbol of Beowulf's victory. There is another person that looks at Grendel arms as a symbol and that is Grendel’s very own mother. Grendel's mother also sees Grendel’s arm, or claw as a symbol, representing her personal loss of her very own child. Filled with grief and rage, she retrieves the arm from Heorot and kills another Scylding in the process. When Beowulf tracks her to the mere and ends up in her underwater cave, he has no more interest in the claw. Grendel's head, which he is able to find after a strange situation, is much more impressive. He ignores the vast treasure in the cave, instead choosing to carry the magnificent, huge head as symbolic of his victory over both