Story
After the monster Grendel is slain by the hero Beowulf, Grendel's mother attacks the mead-hall Heorot to avenge his death. Beowulf is tasked with destroying her, and ventures into her lake-based home, Grendel's Mere. When Grendel's mother senses his presence, she immediately attacks Beowulf and drags him into her home. They then engage in fierce combat. Grendel's mother is about to defeat Beowulf when he sees a sword in the "mere". He uses the sword to decapitate Grendel's mother and to behead the corpse of Grendel which came back to life when Beowulf strangled Her. Beowulf then returns to the surface and to his men at the "ninth hour" (l. 1600, "nōn", about 3pm).
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