Grendel (meaning literately “The Destroyer”) is one of three antagonists, alongside
with Grendel's mother and the dragon, in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf.
Beowulf is an English heroic epic poem set in Scandinavia and cited as one of the most important Anglo-Saxon literature works of all time. Dated between the 8th and early 11th century (AD 700–1000), this epic poem tells the story of Beowulf, a great hero who comes to the aid of Hroðgar, the king of the Danes, by defeating a beast known as...