Grendle’s lair is associated with death and darkness in many ways. In the poem it states “They lived in secret places, windy cliffs,” cliffs in general are associated with death because cliffs are usually danger zones, cliffs are normally where people fall of and die, causing the word to associate with death. The poem also uses words such as black clouds, and mist, these words sound cold and dark and gloomy, just like Grendel. …showed first 75 words of 300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 300 total…when Grendle came home, he always had dead bodies with him. The poem also states “No wisdom reaches such depths,” meaning that it is just so dark and evil down there in his lair that no wisdom and knowledge can reach his lair. Death and darkness has clogged up his lair that no good can enter his lair or to his life. All these words cause the readers to associate Grendle with death and darkness.