Thane: They look like marks made by giant claws, my Lord. Beowulf: They must be the work of Grendel. Hrothgar: Beowulf - I am Hrothgar! You are welcome in our land but you have come at a sad time.

So tonight we’ll have a celebrationThen pretend to go to sleepAnd Grendel’s bound to hear all the commotionAnd rise up from the deep.’ Sure enough, as Beowulf saidJust that very nightGrendel ...