Meanwhile, Grendel’s mother was plotting her revenge. She came to the great hall after everyone was asleep. She killed Aeschere, the King’s best friend, and took away his body and her son’s arm.

Beowulf and his men volunteered to track her down and kill her. They followed her tracks to a cliff overlooking Grendel’s Lake. They found Aeschere’s severed head there.

Beowulf borrowed Unferth’s sword called ‘Hrunting’ and dived into the lake. He found Grendel’s mother and she carried him off to her underwater home.

There was a long battle between them. The Hrunting sword was useless. Eventually Beowulf grabbed a magical sword from the wall of her lair and killed Grendel's mother with it.

Beowulf then found Grendel’s dead body, cut off his head and presented it to King Hrothgar as a trophy.

They all had a big party back in the King’s great hall. Beowulf returned to Sweden but promised to come back if ever his help was needed.

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