This kenning suggests that Grendel is a creature from hell and is pure evil.
In Old Norse and Old English poetry, kennings are metaphors in the form of compound words. Here, "hell-forged" is a metaphor for Grendel's devilish nature and origins.
In <em>Beowulf</em>, Grendel is described as a "creature of darkness," a monstrous being rejected by God. According to J.R.R. Tolkien in <em>Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics</em> (1936), Grendel is "the evil spirits [taking] visible shape."
“The United States was slower than Great Britain to fully embrace the changes”. (First paragraph, 3rd sentence). This sentence does not add to the point of the paper which is that the industrial revolution urbanized the US. This sentence is unrelated and can easily be removed without affecting the author’s explanation.
