GRENDEL	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte (DC Version)

PERSONAL DATA

Identity: The general public of today considers Grendel to be a myth; but to his contemporaries, he was well-known
Status: Deceased
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Vandal Savage (father); unnamed mother (presumably deceased); Scandal Savage (half-sister); numerous other half-siblings on his father's side throughout history
Base of Operation: Mobile
Gender: Male
Hair: Orange fur
Distinguishing Features: Orange skin; fangs; long claws
First Appearance: (in a DC Comic): Beowulf #1 (April-May 1975)
Creators: Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte (DC Version)

OVERVIEW

Grendel was a murderous swamp monster who in ancient times terrorized the king of Denmark and whose mortal enemy was the legendary hero Beowulf. He was transported to modern times where he apparently died. It was also revealed that he was the son of the near immortal Vandal Savage.

HISTORY

Grendel is a legendary monster of the North who has been made immortal through the Old English heroic epic poem "Beowulf". Even though the poem was committed to paper sometime between the 8th and the 11th century A.D., the story is believed to have been handed down through many years of oral tradition. It is unclear when Beowulf and Grendel tangled, but scholars estimate the time to sometime around the 5th or 6th century A.D.

In Daneland (today's Denmark), the mead hall of King Hrothgar of the Spear-Danes was haunted by the murderous swamp demon Grendel. Many men met their fate at Castle Hrothgar trying to slay Grendel, until Beowulf, Prince of the Geats, was summoned to the scene of the crime by the mystic Shaper, servant of the god of fate Wyrd. Led astray by magic before he could face Grendel, Beowulf encountered a demonic entity calling itself "Satan", who told Beowulf that he had a part to play in Satan's little game. Beowulf was told that he had to perform some great feats in foreign lands before being able to face Grendel.

At one time, Beowulf encountered a time-travelling Wonder Woman, who had been charged with the task of slaying the other-dimensional devil known as D'Grth. Beowulf fought alongside Wonder Woman, Stalker and Claw the Unconquered and finally bested D'Grth. Beowulf was returned to his time, but Grendel managed to remain in modern times and went on to encounter the Secret Six II. Before Grendel was finally slain by Wonder Woman, it was revealed that Grendel, the spawn of Cain, was in fact the son of the nearly immortal conqueror Vandal Savage.

According to the epic poem, Grendel and his mother died at the hands of Beowulf, but the basis for this assumption was probably his sudden disappearance to our time.

POWERS AND WEAPONS

Grendel possessed great strength and savagery.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Grendel in chronological order click here