One character in this work is knocked out by a barrage of apples thrown by the protagonist.  Its protagonist pretends to be "the Destroyer" while sitting among a ring of statues and, while there, listens to a metaphysical theory laid out by the priest Ork. Near the beginning of this novel, the main character is wounded by a bull after passing through a pool of fire-snakes and becoming stuck in a tree. At its end, its protagonist tells a crowd of animals that he's "had an accident" and adds "So may you all." The nature of the songs sung by a blind harpist called "the Shaper" is explained to its protagonist by the omniscient, philosophizing Dragon; that protagonist spends most of this novel launching attacks against Hart. For 10 points, identify this novel whose titular protagonist has his arm ripped off by an unnam
One character in this work is knocked out by a barrage of apples thrown by the protagonist.  Its protagonist pretends to be "the Destroyer" while sitting among a ring of statues and, while there, listens to a metaphysical theory laid out by the priest Ork. Near the beginning of this novel, the main character is wounded by a bull after passing through a pool of fire-snakes and becoming stuck in a tree. At its end, its protagonist tells a crowd of animals that he's "had an accident" and adds "So may you all." The nature of the songs sung by a blind harpist called "the Shaper" is explained to its protagonist by the omniscient, philosophizing Dragon; that protagonist spends most of this novel launching attacks against Hart. For 10 points, identify this novel whose titular protagonist has his arm ripped off by an unnamed Geat hero, a retelling of Beowulf written by John Gardner.
One character in this work is knocked out by a barrage of apples thrown by the protagonist.  
Grendel