Why is Grendel disturbed by the death of the heart in Beowulf?

Grendel realizes he is alone in the world except for his mother, Grendel catches his foot in a tree and realizes that he could die and no one but his mother would miss him, and Grendel talks to the dragon, these are the causes of this. read more

But did he really killed Grendel or just forced the sin deeper into the mind? The dragon, the result of Beowulf action is a reptile and in psychology reptiles and insect are sings of neurotically suppressed thoughts or something else. read more

Beowulf himself says at one point in the poem that fame is the best bulwark against the ravages of Time. Another aspect of ideal heroic behavior, and an aspect of the Anglo-Saxon poetic gestalt, is persistence in the face of overwhelming odds, resistance when faced with inevitable destruction (Brythnoth’s speech in the Battle of Maldon encapsulates this view beautifully). read more