“That the monsters scorn of men is so great that he needs no weapons and fears none.” Beowulf is speaking to the king, he is very confident in himself he believes that without a doubt he can defeat Grendel. “Then he saw, hanging on the wall a heavy sword, hammered by Giants... But so massive that no ordinary man could lift it…” Beowulf is in the mothers of Grendel’s lair, he is trying to defeat her, but the sword he was given was too small, and was not able to penetrate her thick scales. Beowulf sees this massive sword that was made by giants hanging on the wall that is what he uses to defeat Grendel’s
“That the monsters scorn of men is so great that he needs no weapons and fears none.” Beowulf is speaking to the king, he is very confident in himself he believes that without a doubt he can defeat Grendel. “Then he saw, hanging on the wall a heavy sword, hammered by Giants... But so massive that no ordinary man could lift it…” Beowulf is in the mothers of Grendel’s lair, he is trying to defeat her, but the sword he was given was too small, and was not able to penetrate her thick scales. Beowulf sees this massive sword that was made by giants hanging on the wall that is what he uses to defeat Grendel’s