When we first meet Grendel in this novel we find him wasting with a ram. The story begins in Grendel's twelfth year of his "idiotic war". The first chapter explains Grendel's life to some extent and the nature surrounding him. Grendel lives in a dark and gruesome underground cave with his mother and dozens of cold, unmoving creatures. We come to find out that Grendel is very curious, and in his early years finds a way to escape the terrible place where he dwells and enters the world, as you and I would have known it many moons ago.

Every night Grendel wonders outside his cave, exploring the land around him. One night, on one of his many excursions, he gets trapped in the root of a tree. A nearby bull attacks him and after hours of marauding the bull grows tired and leaves Grendel to die. After a time a band of human beings come along. They notice something hanging from the tree. They believe it is some kind of tree spirit. After minutes of arguing King Hrothgar decides to kill t

After many years Hrothgar discovers that one o his neighbors has become a threat to him. A young king, by the name of Unferth, has risen to power and soon his property will boarder Hrothgars'. Weakened by Grendel's yearly raids, Hrothgar is afraid he cannot stand against an attack form the new king. He calls his people together and forms alarge army to march on the new king and start his downfall. Unferth is unprepared and helpless. In desperation he offers his young sister, Wealtheow, and Hrothgar marries her. A few years after his new wife's arrival at Hart, Hrothgar takes in his recently orphaned nephew Hrothulf and is advisor, Red Horse. Ad time goes on the young prince grows in mind and power and soon seeks the throne, and slowly begins to grow discontent among Hrothgar's people. The king, spiritually and physically dying, can do nothing to stop him.

Years after this encounter with Grendel, Hrothgar's power and influence grow. Hrothgar's army grows day by day. He attacks other tribe's mead halls. And with each victory he gains more allies, until he rules an immense territory. Hrothgar builds a glorious mead hall, the greatest in the land, and names it Hart. He builds roads to connect his kingdom and hi

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Approximate Word count = 828
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)