Question

Which answer best summarizes the events from the poem contained in the following lines?

"This plainly he saw then
Who with mirth of mood malice no little
Had wrought in the past on the race of the earthmen,
That his body would fail him
But Higelac's hardy henchman and kinsman
Held him by the hand"

Answer 1

He saw the darkness brought upon the people and he already knew his body was failing him, probably near to the point of his death, but Higelac's hardy henchman and kinsman helped him by holding onto his hand for support.