Hrothgar's Evil

However, anyone who engages in war has blood on his hands because he has caused the loss of lives and livelihood for fellow human beings. If that is the case, Hrothgar is good only to his people because he protected them and their livelihood. In his good nature, he ordered the construction of a banquet hall named Heorot, where they would revel after their triumphs. Evil was brought about by the devil who wanted to destroy the good that existed. While the good people made merry in Heorot, “an evil spirit endured the dole in his dark abode”. His name was Grendel. He was envious and angry at the merrymakers that he began to fashion evils in his lair where he lived since being exiled to doom by the Creator. Grendel is the depiction of evil in