Ork Timeline and Summary

Ork encounters Grendel in the ring of stone images one snowy night. Grendel pretends he is the Great Destroyer, and Ork falls to his knees in ecstasy.
Grendel thinks he might crush the old man and smear the idols with the priest's blood. But he has a better idea. He wants to make the priest squirm before he kills him.
Grendel asks Ork about a made-up deity called the King of the Gods. He can't wait to see what kind of BS the priest comes up with.
But something surprising happens: Ork delivers a fully developed theology about this fake god. Not only that—it's also a pretty good philosophy. Grendel is dismayed and puts off his killing spree.
The other priests appear, and Grendel fades into the darkness. They discuss Ork's "divine encounter," and each priest has a different interpretation of the event.
Ork appears again in the meadhall to greet Beowulf and his men. He doesn't care for the newcomers, because he thinks the hero will compete with his gods.