Question

At the end of the text, The Battle with Grendel, something is done specifically to prove who won the battle. What was done and why was that significant?

Answer 1

Beowulf summons even greater strength and rips Grendel's arm completely out of its socket.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fatally wounded, Grendel slinks back to his swampy home to die. Back in the mead-hall, Beowulf holds up his gory trophy in triumph. (He proudly hangs the arm high on the wall of Heorot as proof of his victory.)