Grendel is the first monster that appear. His physical appearance is left to the reader's imagination. He is a descendant of Cain, the first murdered of the Old Testament of the Bible. He is described as a being "of the night": wherever he moves he is surrounded by darkness. He is bloodthirsty and keeps the Danish kingdom of King Hrothgar under siege for tewlve years, killing both warriors and civilians.
Grendel's mother has no name, but looks a bit like a woman. She lives with her son in a supernatural lake filled with sea-dragons, and the poison in her blood dissolves any sword used against her.
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