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Grendel's Death (Beowulf 850–852)

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The personal pronoun him in line 852b of Beowulf does not refer to Grendel. Its reference is either to his 'life' (singular) or to his 'life and soul' (plural). Grendel managed to reach the cave he inhabited together with his mother. It is there that Beowulf ultimately beheaded the monster.

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  1. Englische Sprachwissenschaft, Katholische Universität, Universitätsallee 1, D, 85071, Eichstätt, Germany

    Alfred Bammesberger

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Bammesberger, A. Grendel's Death (Beowulf 850–852). Neophilologus 86, 467–469 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015614525762

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