Does Beowulf Kill Grendel's Mother?

Story. The poem, Beowulf, is contained in the Nowell Codex. ... Beowulf then ventures into her cave under a lake, and engages in fierce combat with Grendel's mother. She nearly kills him until he sees an ancient sword, with which he kills her, and beheads the dead Grendel.

Why did Beowulf kill Grendel's mom?

Hrothgar asked Beowulf to battle Grendel's mother because the king believed he was the only man capable of dealing with such monsters. This was because Beowulf had earlier succeeded in mortally wounding Grendel.

Did Beowulf really kill Grendel's mother?

Beowulf sees Grendel's mother in a cave. ... It is "an old sword made by giants, string of its edges, glory of warriors." Beowulf uses this sword to kill Grendel's mother by hitting her from above, thus breaking her collar-bones and slicing her into two halves.