Talk:Beowulf/@comment-38871261-20190320140137/@comment-35845377-20190324040248

Actually Beowulf was still in his prime when he faced off with Grendel's mom. He was around 30 when he killed Grendel and his mom. Beowulf also didnt kill Grendel's mom with his bare fists, he slit her throat with a blade made by giants. Grendel's mom also has Grendel's invulnerability to manmade weapons so Hrunting was useless. To kill her he found a giant made blade and slit her throat with it.

On the other hand Beowulf did kill the dragon with his bare hands when he was between 80-90 years old. The poem states that his blows on the dragons were so strong that it shattered Naegling.