Grendel is a 2007 American action-fantasy television film directed by Nick Lyon and very loosely based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf.

Later, Beowulf (armed with a huge crossbow that shoots missiles), Finn, his uncle King Higlack, and a few men sets out on his ship towards Denmark to help the Danes fighting against the monster Grendel.

As a result, Queen Wealhþeow went mad and one of their two sons was killed fighting the Hag; the royal family had to leave the city and settle in one of the villages.

After being knocked off by Beowulf in one blow, because he wanted to challenge him to a sword fight, Grendel appears in the courtyard and attacks the guards.

While Unferth blames him for the tragedy, Beowulf gets the king to admit that he had been able to keep Grendel calm for the last few years through child sacrifices, as his predecessor did with Hag: this is why there are no more children on the island.

While the rest of the group stays behind and is ambushed by Grendel, Beowulf is able to shoot it in the head with one of the bolts and then pierce his heart.

While Beowulf and his people head for the ship to return home, it becomes clear that Grendel's mother, Hag, was never dead and now wants to avenge her son.

She kidnaps Ingrid, prompting the royal family to call Beowulf back; Unferth and Finn, however, take up the chase separately.

Now Hag ambushes Beowulf, whose attempts to hit the flying monster fail miserably, and throws him against a rock.