Beowulf Resolves to Defeat Grendel In webbed links that the smith had woven, The fine-forged mesh of his gleaming mail-shirt, Resolute in his helmet, Beowulf spoke: “Greetings to Hrothgar. I am Hygelac’s kinsman, one of his hall-troop. When I was younger, I had great triumphs. Then news of Grendel, Hard to ignore, reached me at... Continue Reading →