Beowulf boasted of his past victories over five beasts, raiding a troll's nest, and slaughtering sea monsters. He declared that he would face Grendel without weapons in single combat to settle their fight, as Grendel scorned the use of weapons. Beowulf was confident in his awesome strength and ability to match Grendel based on his experiences overcoming extreme challenges.

1. Making Monsters

2. Beowulf spoke: … all knew of my awesome strength. They had seen me boltered in the blood of enemies When I battled and bound five beasts, Raided a trolls-nest and in the night-sea Slaughtered sea-brutes. I have suffered extremes. Now I mean to be a match for Grendel, Settle the outcome in a single combat… I have heard moreover that the monster scorns In his reckless way to use weapons. I hereby renounce Sword and the shelter of the shield, The heavy war-board: hand-to-hand is how it will be, a life and death fight with the fiend.

3. Beowulf spoke: … all knew of my awesome strength. They had seen me boltered in the blood of enemies When I battled and bound five beast s , Raided a troll s -n es t and in the night- sea Slau ghtered sea -brutes. I have su ffered extrem es . Now I m ean to be a m atch for Grendel, Settle the out c ome in a single c ombat… I have heard m oreover that the m onster scorns In his reckless w ay to use w eapons. I hereby renounce S word and the sh elter of the shi eld, The h eavy war-board: h and-to- h and is h ow it will be, a life and death fi ght with the fi end.

10. Now we’re going to make our own…