Grettir the Strong Vs. Beowulf

This section of Grettir the Strong was very similar to the poem Beowulf and that it was influenced by it in a lot of ways. In the beginning of Grettir the Strong Grettir travels to Sandhaugar to figure out what is plaguing the widowed Steinvor's farm and ultimately defeat it. Which is similar to what Beowulf does, in the way that he traveled to help the Danes rid their mead hall of Grendel. Both Grettir and Beowulf wait in the building they were riding of evil over night for their foe to arrive, and both severed the right arm of their enemies Grettir used a sword where as Beowulf used his bare hands. Later Grettir goes to the waterfall where he thinks Steinvor's husband and farm hands bodies were taken, he also brings the priest, Stein, as witness. Grettir dives down ten fathoms to an underwater cave, Beowulf does something very similar where he swims a great distance to Grendel's mother's lair and kills her with a sword hanging from the wall. Once Grettir reaches the cave he is confronted by the lover of the troll that he had previously killed, which happened to be a giant, during their fight the giant reaches for a sword on the wall but when he does he is killed. In both stories the blood of their foes bubbles up to the surface of the water leading to the people waiting for them to give up hope and leave. Afterwards Grettir returns to Sandhaugar and Beowulf goes back to the mead hall and later back to Geatland.