Grendel (Beowulf)

Grendel is a vicious monster who appears in Beowulf who has been rampaging through the kingdom of Hrothgar and massacering and eating the king's subjects, he lives in the mountains in a cave with his mother, eventually King Hroogar is tired of this so he sends for a champion to him, eventually Beowulf and his men are called upon and sent to the kingdom, later that night Grendel sneaks into the palace and eats some of Beowulf's men, Beowulf had been waiting for him and they fight, eventually Beowulf manages to rip his arm off and beat him with it, he retreats to his cave where he bleeds to death in his mother's arms. she later confronts Beowulf for revenge.