* Beowulf kills Grendel, a monster so tough no weapon forged by man can even ''wound'' him, by [[AnArmAndALeg ripping his arm off]] [[SuperStrength with his bare hands and then beating him to death with it]]!
* Prior to the events of the epic, Beowulf mentions that he killed nine sea monsters with only a sword. ''While underwater''.
* Beowulf [[SuperNotDrowningSkills holds his breath for nearly a full day]] ''immediately before'' his fight with Grendel's mother, and still has enough strength to steal Grendel's mother's sword and decapitate her with it.